macOS 27.0.1 Focus Issue?

[ecbanks]

After my M4 Pro MBP auto-updated to 27.0.1, I had an issue where the active window would immediately lose focus. That is, grayed out menu bar for the window, even though it was still in the foreground. Therefore, I couldn't act in the window. Can't press buttons in a web UI, can't type in a chat window, etc. since the window is no longer in focus.

The workaround for now has been to disable Rectangle Pro on login. Anyone else seeing this behavior?

[rxhanson]

Thanks for reporting. I see no issues on 27.0.1 personally.

1. Can you send me your configuration and I can load it in and see if there's anything that might lead to this? You can export it from the App Settings tab in the settings window.
2. Do you trigger any Rectangle Pro behavior via URLs?
3. Sometimes macOS updates can cause strange behavior in regard to Accessibility API. Sometimes a reboot is sufficient, otherwise this can be reset with the following Terminal command:

killall Rectangle\ Pro; tccutil reset All com.knollsoft.Hookshot; open -a Rectangle\ Pro

(Re-add the permissions as prompted)

[rxhanson]

Any chance you were able to try that Terminal command and see if it worked? I looked through your config and nothing jumped out at me. In the latest version of Rectangle Pro, I added a url for opening the logging window since you have your menu bar icon hidden. When you get a chance, can you try that out and see what the logs show after this focus issue is reproduced? Here's a terminal command to execute the url to open the logging window (you'll have to download v3.92 if you don't already have it)

open -g "rectangle-pro://execute-task?name=show-logging"

[ecbanks]

I executed... killall Rectangle\ Pro; tccutil reset All com.knollsoft.Hookshot; open -a Rectangle\ Pro …successfully, and re-added permissions as prompted. After a full system reboot, I’m not having any trouble, when before the strange behavior was predictable after a reboot. Thank you! *Ethan Banks, Packet Pushers *Founder ***@***.*** Connect on LinkedIn <https://linkedin.com/in/ethanbanks>

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[rxhanson]

Great, thanks for the update.