macOS: Dragging the Pet over another app brings Codex to the foreground on release
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
Codex Desktop 26.814.41407 (build 6720)
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Plus
What platform is your computer?
macOS 27.0 (build 26A5416b), Apple Silicon (arm64)
What issue are you seeing?
When another application is active, dragging the floating Codex Pet and releasing the mouse brings the Codex main window to the foreground.
Clicking the Pet to open or focus Codex is expected. A completed drag, however, should only reposition the Pet. The release currently appears to trigger the same activation behavior as a click.
This started after a recent Codex Desktop update. The exact last unaffected version is unknown.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Show the floating Pet in Codex Desktop on macOS.
- Switch to another application so that Codex is in the background.
- Press and drag the Pet to a different position.
- Release the mouse button.
- Observe that the foreground application switches to Codex.
What is the expected behavior?
After the pointer has moved far enough to constitute a drag, releasing it should finish repositioning the Pet and leave the currently active application in the foreground.
Only a click without a drag should open or focus Codex.
What is the actual behavior?
Releasing the Pet after dragging it activates Codex and brings the Codex main window to the foreground, interrupting work in the other application.
Additional information
- The issue specifically occurs when Codex is in the background and the Pet is dragged over another application.
- This is a regression observed after a recent update; the previous working Codex version was not recorded.
- The behavior is consistent with the drag release being treated as a click/activation event. This is an inference from the visible behavior, not a confirmed root cause.
- The drag interaction should suppress the Pet's click-to-activate action once the drag threshold has been crossed.