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Firefox on Mac auto-raises windows on focus

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I am using Firefox 86 on MacOS 10.15.7. I also use Yabai to enable "sloppy focus" behavior. This means any window that the mouse moves over is given focus, but is not automatically raised on top of other windows.

Firefox appears to automatically raise its windows any time they receive focus. This is undesirable if I have several windows open on one screen and they overlap each other to some degree. Moving the mouse across the screen pops up each window up to the top of the stack as the mouse passes over them (because Yabai gives each one focus as the mouse passes over it). Note that I am not clicking on anything, just moving the mouse across the screen.

Most Mac applications do not do this. Is there a way to turn off this behavior in Firefox?

I am using Firefox 86 on MacOS 10.15.7. I also use Yabai to enable "sloppy focus" behavior. This means any window that the mouse moves over is given focus, but is not automatically raised on top of other windows. Firefox appears to automatically raise its windows any time they receive focus. This is undesirable if I have several windows open on one screen and they overlap each other to some degree. Moving the mouse across the screen pops up each window up to the top of the stack as the mouse passes over them (because Yabai gives each one focus as the mouse passes over it). Note that I am not clicking on anything, just moving the mouse across the screen. Most Mac applications do not do this. Is there a way to turn off this behavior in Firefox?