The Command Window needs two mouse clicks to actually be active.

Afte running the following code

figure(1)
plot([1 2 3],[1 2 3])

I need to click two times over the Command Window to actually bring it to focus.

This seems to be an issue only on macOS. I'm running Matlab 2023a on macOS Ventura.

Answer 1

[Shuba Nandini]

Hello,

This is a known issue, and we will be working on this. Meanwhile, please try the workaround as given below:

Closing the plot window and clicking once on the command window brings it to focus.

I hope this helps!

[Geert Knapen]

This problem has been around for quite awhile now and is super annoying.

Closing the plot window is not an option as I need the plot window to inspect my results and I need the CommandWindow to interact with the plot.

[Victor de Lafuente]

Totally agree with you Geert.

[Ben Ward]

Is a solution likely anytime soon? It is an incredibly annoying bug.

Thanks

[Victor de Lafuente]

Dear Ben, I completely agree. This is annoying and considerably slows our workflow.

[Dana Massie]

This is a constant problem. Really frustrating and slows me down.

[James Schroeder]

Agreed. Would like to see this fixed!

[Ben]

This problem is still occuring for my installation of R2023b, is it fixed in R2024a?

[Victor de Lafuente]

The problem is still present in R2024a.

[Matthew Cassini]

This issue is still present on R2024b. In fact, it seems more prevalent than it used to be.

[Jose]

Still present in 2025b

[Paul Richardson]

It is very annoying since if you click only once and start typing it can write into your editor.

[Paul Richardson]

Closing the window is not a workaround unless you have no interest in the plot that you just created, which at least for me is not at all common.