From 33721ded25cb01f030980904d2a4eddce7f8b4d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fazzi <faaris.ansari@proton.me>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 13:47:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] windows/focus: add fallbacks when focussing workspaces

---
 src/config/shared/actions/ConfigActions.cpp | 12 +++++++-----
 src/desktop/Workspace.cpp                   | 12 ++++++++++++
 src/desktop/Workspace.hpp                   |  1 +
 src/desktop/state/FocusState.cpp            |  8 ++++++--
 src/helpers/Monitor.cpp                     |  5 +----
 src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp         |  3 ++-
 6 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/config/shared/actions/ConfigActions.cpp b/src/config/shared/actions/ConfigActions.cpp
index 7111afd8f..56fb88e98 100644
--- a/src/config/shared/actions/ConfigActions.cpp
+++ b/src/config/shared/actions/ConfigActions.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static bool tryMoveFocusToMonitor(PHLMONITOR monitor) {
 
     const auto PNEWMAINWORKSPACE = monitor->m_activeWorkspace;
     const auto PNEWWORKSPACE     = monitor->m_activeSpecialWorkspace ? monitor->m_activeSpecialWorkspace : PNEWMAINWORKSPACE;
-    const auto PNEWWINDOW        = PNEWWORKSPACE->getLastFocusedWindow();
+    auto       PNEWWINDOW        = PNEWWORKSPACE->getFocusCandidate();
 
     if (PNEWWINDOW) {
         updateRelativeCursorCoords();
@@ -931,11 +931,13 @@ ActionResult Actions::changeWorkspace(PHLWORKSPACE ws) {
     PMONITORWORKSPACEOWNER->changeWorkspace(ws, false, true);
 
     if (PMONITOR != PMONITORWORKSPACEOWNER) {
-        Vector2D middle = PMONITORWORKSPACEOWNER->middle();
-        if (const auto PLAST = ws->getLastFocusedWindow(); PLAST) {
-            Desktop::focusState()->fullWindowFocus(PLAST, Desktop::FOCUS_REASON_KEYBIND);
+        Vector2D middle  = PMONITORWORKSPACEOWNER->middle();
+        auto     pWindow = ws->getFocusCandidate();
+
+        if (pWindow) {
+            Desktop::focusState()->fullWindowFocus(pWindow, Desktop::FOCUS_REASON_KEYBIND);
             if (*PWORKSPACECENTERON == 1)
-                middle = PLAST->middle();
+                middle = pWindow->middle();
         }
         g_pCompositor->warpCursorTo(middle);
     }
diff --git a/src/desktop/Workspace.cpp b/src/desktop/Workspace.cpp
index 60d8d9853..23ea0dd73 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Workspace.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Workspace.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,18 @@ PHLWINDOW CWorkspace::getLastFocusedWindow() {
     return m_lastFocusedWindow.lock();
 }
 
+PHLWINDOW CWorkspace::getFocusCandidate() {
+    auto pWindow = getLastFocusedWindow();
+
+    if (!pWindow)
+        pWindow = getTopLeftWindow();
+
+    if (!pWindow)
+        pWindow = getFirstWindow();
+
+    return pWindow;
+}
+
 std::string CWorkspace::getConfigName() {
     if (m_isSpecialWorkspace) {
         return m_name;
diff --git a/src/desktop/Workspace.hpp b/src/desktop/Workspace.hpp
index d778324de..1ccf14542 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Workspace.hpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Workspace.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class CWorkspace {
     bool        inert();
     MONITORID   monitorID();
     PHLWINDOW   getLastFocusedWindow();
+    PHLWINDOW   getFocusCandidate();
     std::string getConfigName();
     bool        matchesStaticSelector(const std::string& selector);
     void        markInert();
diff --git a/src/desktop/state/FocusState.cpp b/src/desktop/state/FocusState.cpp
index 5db4bac5c..5dd22f94b 100644
--- a/src/desktop/state/FocusState.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/state/FocusState.cpp
@@ -167,8 +167,12 @@ void CFocusState::rawWindowFocus(PHLWINDOW pWindow, eFocusReason reason, SP<CWLS
         return;
     }
 
-    const auto PLASTWINDOW = m_focusWindow.lock();
-    m_focusWindow          = pWindow;
+    if (PMONITOR && !pWindow->m_pinned)
+        rawMonitorFocus(PMONITOR);
+
+    const auto PLASTWINDOW                    = m_focusWindow.lock();
+    m_focusWindow                             = pWindow;
+    pWindow->m_workspace->m_lastFocusedWindow = pWindow;
 
     /* If special fallthrough is enabled, this behavior will be disabled, as I have no better idea of nicely tracking which
        window focuses are "via keybinds" and which ones aren't. */
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
index b2e94a312..c7d4168ae 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
@@ -1406,10 +1406,7 @@ void CMonitor::changeWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& pWorkspace, bool internal, bo
                                                                    Desktop::View::RESERVED_EXTENTS | Desktop::View::INPUT_EXTENTS | Desktop::View::ALLOW_FLOATING);
 
                 if (!pWindow)
-                    pWindow = pWorkspace->getTopLeftWindow();
-
-                if (!pWindow)
-                    pWindow = pWorkspace->getFirstWindow();
+                    pWindow = pWorkspace->getFocusCandidate();
             }
 
             Desktop::focusState()->fullWindowFocus(pWindow, Desktop::FOCUS_REASON_KEYBIND);
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index b6f384337..65a981814 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -1694,7 +1694,8 @@ bool CInputManager::refocusLastWindow(PHLMONITOR pMonitor) {
             foundSurface = nullptr;
     }
 
-    if (!foundSurface && Desktop::focusState()->window() && Desktop::focusState()->window()->m_workspace && Desktop::focusState()->window()->m_workspace->isVisibleNotCovered()) {
+    if (!foundSurface && Desktop::focusState()->window() && Desktop::focusState()->window()->m_monitor == pMonitor && Desktop::focusState()->window()->m_workspace &&
+        Desktop::focusState()->window()->m_workspace->isVisibleNotCovered()) {
         // then the last focused window if we're on the same workspace as it
         const auto PLASTWINDOW = Desktop::focusState()->window();
         Desktop::focusState()->fullWindowFocus(PLASTWINDOW, Desktop::FOCUS_REASON_FFM);