http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16499
--- Comment #35 from Adam Eberlin adam.eberlin@intellitechdesign.com 2009-02-01 14:50:43 --- Peet, follow the instructions at this link to control the amount of output you're logging.
http://www.winehq.org/docs/winedev-guide/dbg-control
Do cat /tmp/wine.log right before you click the text-input button.
Dan, thanks for the tip, I'll see if that fixes anything.