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this post was submitted on 19 Apr 2025
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It's normal macOS behavior, programs usually ignore the first click that activates a window for UI actions unless it's something easily undoable (such as opening a dropdown menu). This means you don't first have to look for a free spot on the window if you want to focus it. (That's my interpretation of the reason behind it at least.)
I don't know if you can disable it. You can use the media control keys though, or ⌘` and then click which might be more comfortable than clicking twice.
that's what I was looking for, thanks
Or cmd-tab if you're coming from a different app. Also, when you're in cmd-tab mode you can do things like cmd-Q on the currently selected app to quit it. There's a lot of deep little hidden tricks in the GUI. Just takes a while to figure them out and become a power user. I also recommend if you have a multi-button mouse to bind some of the buttons to Show Desktop and Show All Windows (under the Desktop and Dock "Shortcuts" button at the very bottom).