Quake Mode - Close on focus loss #19240

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opened 2026-01-31 06:37:49 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @Fuzzyma on GitHub (Jan 19, 2023).

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Usually when I want to use quake mode i only want to open the terminal to type a short command or two. I don't want to rehit the key combination to close it. Any click outside the terminal should just close it (=when its losing focus) because when I am not actively working in the terminal it is in the way especially on small screens.
ConEmu has this feature and it really helps

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Setting: Close Quake window when it looses focus

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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2023):

Do you want close on focus loss, or would minimize/hide on focus loss accomplish the same thing for you/? There was #10660, which resulted in the autoHideWindow setting in 1.16. That'll apply to all windows, not just the quake window[1], but I bet that'll accomplish what you're looking for.

[1]: making that only apply to the _quake window is tracked in #9992

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2023): Do you want _close_ on focus loss, or would _minimize_/_hide_ on focus loss accomplish the same thing for you/? There was #10660, which resulted in the `autoHideWindow` setting in 1.16. That'll apply to all windows, not just the quake window[1], but I bet that'll accomplish what you're looking for. [1]: making that only apply to the \_quake window is tracked in #9992
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@Fuzzyma commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2023):

Hiding is what i need. So i guess #10660 is what i want :). I tried it and it seems to work. I couldnzt find the setting in the UI so I added it directly to the json.

Thank you!

@Fuzzyma commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2023): Hiding is what i need. So i guess #10660 is what i want :). I tried it and it seems to work. I couldnzt find the setting in the UI so I added it directly to the json. Thank you!
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@Fuzzyma commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2023):

// EDIT: It did not resolve my issue but thats because I am on 1.15. So I just have to be patient for a bit :)

@Fuzzyma commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2023): // EDIT: It did not resolve my issue but thats because I am on 1.15. So I just have to be patient for a bit :)
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Reference: starred/terminal#19240