Hi what is the expected result when you do that? The problem you are facing is the editor focus disappears when you close the panel with a short cut key? How do you want us to fix the bug?

Sorry if it is a bit confusing but I don't understand why the panel has a different behavior when it's maximized or not, that is why I think it must be regarded as a bug, maximized or not the panel should always put the cursor back in the editor when it's closed with the same function.
I also saw other people complaining about this behavior before.

I remade a screencast for more understanding of what is actually going on (with the default keybindings)

I bash Ctrl+` multiple times to show you that the cursor is returned into the editor when the panel is not maximized and closed.
But then if I maximize it (dragged with the mouse in the video) and press Ctrl+` to close as you can see the cursor is not focus in the editor anymore (maybe it's focus in the panel which is now hidden).

Hope it makes sense to you. I am from a Emacs background, our philosophy is not trying to use the mouse at all when coding. I've been trying to tweak and find a way around to just toggle maximized panel in and out with a unique shortcut but because of this little detail I can't seem to make it work.

Hope you consider this.

Sorry if it is a bit confusing but I don't understand why the panel has a different behavior when it's maximized or not, that is why I think it must be regarded as a bug, maximized or not the panel should always put the cursor back in the editor when it's closed with the same function.
I also saw other people complaining about this behavior before.

I remade a screencast for more understanding of what is actually going on (with the default keybindings)

I bash Ctrl+ multiple times to show you that the cursor is returned into the editor when the panel is not maximized and closed. But then if I maximize it (dragged with the mouse in the video) and press Ctrl+ to close as you can see the cursor is not focus in the editor anymore (maybe it's focus in the panel which is now hidden).

Hope it makes sense to you. I am from a Emacs background, our philosophy is not trying to use the mouse at all when coding. I've been trying to tweak and find a way around to just toggle maximized panel in and out with a unique shortcut but because of this little detail I can't seem to make it work.

Hope you consider this.

Hey @vdegenne , I understand the issue better. Let me work on resolving it. Hope you will be patient for us to resolve the bug. What machine are you using (Windows/Mac/Linux)?

@Calebyang93 Sure I know how to be patient when I know people are working hard behind!
I am running a Linux system (Fedora stretch 31).
Also this stackoverflow is the most accurate one I find about the issue I mentioned. The validated answer there is providing this solution :

{
    "key": "ctrl+alt+q",
    "command": "workbench.action.toggleMaximizedPanel",
    "when": "!terminalFocus"
},
{
    "key": "ctrl+alt+t",
    "command": "workbench.action.closePanel",
    "when": "terminalFocus"
}

BUT it doesn't work in my case. Now I don't know if it's because the post is old and maybe this issue occurred from a software update or if it's because I am running a linux system. If someone could try on a Windows system that'll give more insight.

Another thing, it's not related to a shortcut issue, as I tried in a vanilla version. The issue is specific to the panel design.

@Calebyang93 Sure I know how to be patient when I know people are working hard behind!
I am running a Linux system (Fedora stretch 31).
Also this stackoverflow is the most accurate one I find about the issue I mentioned. The validated answer there is providing this solution :

{
    "key": "ctrl+alt+q",
    "command": "workbench.action.toggleMaximizedPanel",
    "when": "!terminalFocus"
},
{
    "key": "ctrl+alt+t",
    "command": "workbench.action.closePanel",
    "when": "terminalFocus"
}

BUT it doesn't work in my case. Now I don't know if it's because the post is old and maybe this issue occurred from a software update or if it's because I am running a linux system. If someone could try on a Windows system that'll give more insight.

Another thing, it's not related to a shortcut issue, as I tried in a vanilla version. The issue is specific to the panel design.

Ok i have to check the code base and get back to you if it is local or vs code based problem. Thanks for troubleshooting and finding possible solutions while we maintain the code base.

When I change workspace on xfce4 i also loose the focus of the mouse cursor from visual code.. i wonder if its the same issue..