Enable keyboard input without having mouse over the field

kliment / Printrun

Pronterface, Pronsole, and Printcore - Pure Python 3d printing host software

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Enable keyboard input without having mouse over the field #1218

Open drzacek opened 3 years ago

drzacek commented 3 years ago

I very much dislike the "feature", where I click the input field (like the gcode command line or the values for temps/overrides), start to type and realize that nothing got entered (or only partially) cause it stopped accepting input as soon the mouse cursor moved away.

We got widget focus for a reason, we don't need mouse to stay as watchdog and make sure keyboard types the right stuff.

volconst commented 3 years ago

I would also dislike such a feature. On which OS, pronterface version does it happen? Are you using a binary or source install? Check if your control/alt keys are stuck - this can trigger shortcuts that switch focus to other controls. Is it a real mouse or touch pad, tablet mode?