For example, if you jot down, only the focussed window receives the input.

To manage your focus configs in Linux Mint, it’s crucial that you go into the window configs.

To do so, press the Super key, then pop in Windows and hit enter.

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Press the Super key, then jot down Windows and hit enter.

Once youre in the window options, switch to the Behaviour tab.

The first item in the menu, Window focus mode allows you to determine how windows gain focus.

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There are three options to choose between: Click, Sloppy, and Strict.

Click requires you to hit a window for it to gain focus.

Sloppy makes windows gain focus when the mouse is moved into them.

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Strict makes windows gain focus when the mouse enters and lose focus when the mouse leaves.

Focus mode for new windows has two options, Smart and Strict.

Configure the window focus tweaks to your preference in the Behaviour tab.