aws / aws/amazon-q-developer-cli

autocomplete not working on non main widnow on mac

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autocomplete bug
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Description

### Checks

- [x] I have searched [github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/issues](https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/issues?q=) and there are no duplicates of my issue
- [x] I have run `q doctor` in the affected terminal session
- [x] I have run `q restart` and replicated the issue again

### Operating system

macOS 15.6.1 (24G90)

### Expected behaviour

the auto complete works on terminals not in desktop 1

### Actual behaviour

the auto complete doesnt work on terminals not in desktop 1

### Steps to reproduce

open another desktop window thing in the top
make a terminal
move the terminal to a desktop that is not desktop 1, or if it was made there do nothing
try using autocomplete

### Environment

```yaml
[q-details]
version = "1.17.1"
hash = "52301a3b0f81abff5ecde04a02481734c5c7ecc4"
date = "2025-09-30T22:25:33.521557Z (3d ago)"
variant = "full"

[system-info]
os = "macOS 15.6.1 (24G90)"
chip = "Apple M4 Pro"
total-cores = 14
memory = "48.00 GB"

[environment]
cwd = "/Users/USER"
cli-path = "/Users/USER"
os = "Mac"
shell-path = "/bin/zsh"
shell-version = "5.9"
terminal = "macOS"
install-method = "unknown"

[env-vars]
PATH = SENSITIVE
QTERM_SESSION_ID = "2168f3e3e6a945b8b653d3ca33e90d76"
Q_SET_PARENT_CHECK = "1"
Q_TERM = "1.17.1"
SHELL = "/bin/zsh"
TERM = "xterm-256color"
__CFBundleIdentifier = "com.apple.Terminal"
```

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