vscode.window.state.focused not working with i3 window manager

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

• VS Code Version: 1.66.0-dev
• OS Version: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Steps to Reproduce:

Apologies if this is not the right place to post this, I didn’t see it in the above links. This issue occurs for extension developers trying to use the vscode.window.state.focused API.

1. Open up VSCode. Add a focus tracker like the following in the DevTools console:

vscode.window.onDidChangeWindowState(state => {
  console.log('state change', state.focused);
});

1. Check to make sure this works by switching tabs. This should be working as intended.
2. Try switching windows with the i3 window manager. You should see that the console log has not been triggered.

Thanks for your help and for building such a great product!

[jrieken]

@joaomoreno you added this API

[KevinVillela]

Hi @deepak1556, thanks very much for your response! Yes, I did find a way to reproduce this without i3. It seems like if you are on a more standard window manager (such as GNOME), switching windows does not cause the focused attribute to change either. So actually, this seems like a much larger issue than just not working with i3 - it doesn’t work for switching windows in general, only for switching tabs.