Program only gets focus if I click in the dock Icon

If I have multiple programs visible (i.e. safari, firefox, skype) and click on one of them, it moves to the front, but I can NOT type in it, and the border does not turn grey, UNTIL I click on the icon in the dock. (using built in trackpad)

Any third party system enhancers in play?
charlie

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