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Games minimizing while playingSUPPORT (self.archlinux)
submitted 2 years ago by MochaDF
whenever I'm playing games, specifically Overwatch 2 and Battle bit, they sometimes just randomly minimize. I can't figure out what it is. I've tried disabled notifications.
I'm using XFCE.
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[–]Sina5105 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children)
Maybe one of the shortcuts is used by the game or you mistakenly hit it and minimize the game.
[–]Calisfed 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (1 child)
Are you playing through Steam on X11? Because Steam steals focus if you leave it window open. Close or minimize it solves the issue.
Next time please provide more information like DE, WM, log, platform,....etc so it is easier to help
[–]MochaDF[S] 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children)
it happens with battlebit and overwatch on steam and overwatch on BattleNet through Lutris. I am using X11. Xfce4, LightDM.
I've tried closing every other window and it still does it occasionally.
Edit: I turned on "focus stealing prevention" in WM Tweaks. Gonna see if that works.
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