SDL backend does not grab mouse focus

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/gui/gui.zig b/src/gui/gui.zig
index ef2422c5..7d2a8cf1 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.zig
+++ b/src/gui/gui.zig
@@ -1012,9 +1012,10 @@ fn runNative(init: std.process.Init, opts_in: pardes.Options) !void {
     if (c.SDL_CreateCursor(&p9_arrow_set, &p9_arrow_mask, 16, 16, 1, 1)) |cur| {
         _ = c.SDL_SetCursor(cur);
     } else log.err("SDL_CreateCursor: {s}", .{c.SDL_GetError()});
-    // fullscreen deck use: keep the pointer inside the window. Absolute
-    // coords stay (no relative mode — clicks need positions).
-    if (!test_mode) _ = c.SDL_SetWindowMouseGrab(window, true);
+    // Keep the window's mouse ungrabbed: desktop users must be able to move
+    // the pointer out normally. The deck's virtual pointer is clamped and
+    // warped explicitly only when its controls move it (see dispatch and
+    // pollGamepad), so it does not need window-wide confinement.
     const device = c.SDL_CreateGPUDevice(c.SDL_GPU_SHADERFORMAT_SPIRV, true, null) orelse {
         log.err("SDL_CreateGPUDevice: {s}", .{c.SDL_GetError()});
         return error.SdlInit;