[REQUEST] Focus Last Window by Default

[sl5net]

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What is the user problem or growth opportunity you want to see solved?

I'm using Rofi as my task switcher in Ubuntu. When I open it (typically by typing rofi), it shows a list of all open windows. However, by default, it selects the currently active window, which is not what people usually need. I want it to select the last focused window instead, so I can quickly switch between my two most recent applications.

I've tried using the command rofi -show window -window-match current -location -1

seems to be incorrect. thanks for any tips

i also have asked it here:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1538311/rofi-task-switcher-not-selecting-last-focused-window-by-default-how-to-fix-and

How do you know that this problem exists today? Why is this important?

However, by default, it selects the currently active window, which is not what people usually need. I want it to select the last focused window instead, so I can quickly switch between my two most recent applications.

Who will benefit from it?

i guess everybody.

Rofi version (rofi -v)

Version: 1.7.5

Configuration

https://gist.github.com/sl5net/60e2cf9f348c0d886e9ba098159a0866

Additional information

No response

[DaveDavenport]

This information is not available to rofi in a WM agnostic way. For some window managers there are programs/scripts you can download that run in the background and keep track of focus to provide this functionality.

[DaveDavenport]

For some WM's it is enough to pass rofi -show window -selected-row 1 as they report the windows in the right order.

[sl5net]

For some WM's it is enough to pass rofi -show window -selected-row 1 as they report the windows in the right order.

thank. it sometimes hangs on first line. with all solutions i tried.

#!/bin/bash

# rofi -show window -selected-row 1
# works also but sometimes it hangs on first line.

# maybe with follwoing its a bit better - nur sure:

rofi -show &
sleep 0.8 # Wait for Rofi to get focus (adjust as needed)

# Send the 'Down' arrow key (without specifying a window)
# needs xdotool
# sudo pacman -S xdotool
xdotool key Down 2>/dev/null

maybe you also like:

#!/bin/bash
# rofi-down-enter.sh
rofi -show &
sleep 0.3  # Wait for Rofi to get focus (adjust as needed)

# Send the 'Down' arrow key
xdotool key Down 2>/dev/null

# Send the 'Enter' key
xdotool key Return 2>/dev/null