Ubuntu – Gnome Shell multi desktop changes focus to other screen

gnomeworkspace-switcherworkspaces

I use Gnome-Shell with 2 Displays.
One if the display is fixed. So there is only one Workspace on there.
The other display has dynamic workspaces enabled.

When I work on the dynamic workspace and switch to the workspace below, what happens is that while the effect of switching the workspace, gnome changes the focus to the other display with the fixed workspace.
This is very annoying as I actually only wan't my focus to be on the window that is the the workspace I switch to.

Any idea how to fix this?

Best Answer

Current best solution:

There still appears to be no solution to this problem, but here is my workaround.

I have changed the focus mode from click, by default, to mouse. This means that focus follows the mouse allowing me to play a movie on my second monitor while leaving my mouse on my main display w/ workspaces, retaining focus while switching workspaces.

Steps:

  • Using dconf-editor (as your user, not root), navigate to org -> gnome -> desktop -> wm -> preferences

  • Select focus mode and change it to mouse

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