[Bug 47488] New: Keyboard insertion point interference when running Wine app

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47488

Bug ID: 47488
           Summary: Keyboard insertion point interference when running
                    Wine app
           Product: Wine
           Version: 4.0.1
          Hardware: x86
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

When running a Wine app (Legacy9, genealogy program) in the background and then
trying to type anything with a word processor or do a Google search, it is
difficult to enter text because the insertion point character keeps
disappearing after 2-5 second. Then you have to click again in the text field
to reset the insertion point and try to type a few characters before it
disappears again. This issue stops as soon as the Wine application is
terminated. Mouse operation does not seem to be affected, just keyboard
character input is impaired because the insertion point is continually being
lost.

Cannot find any messages or error codes being asserted and system does not
'crash'.

OS is Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon with all updates applied. Computer is Dell
Dimension E521 with 64bit dual core Athlon CPU, 6gb memory.

[Bug 47488] Keyboard insertion point interference when running Wine app

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47488

Zebediah Figura  changed:

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                 CC|                            |[e-mail]

--- Comment #1 from Zebediah Figura  ---
Is this really general to any Wine application, or is it specific to Legacy9?
For example, does this occur with notepad.exe?

[Bug 47488] Keyboard insertion point interference when running Wine app

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47488

--- Comment #2 from S. Wilcox  ---
This does not occur when the Wordpad app is running under Wine (have not tried
Notepad) and text insertion point operation seems normal in apps running
outside of Wine. It is puzzling how the Legacy9 operating under Wine can affect
those apps running simultaneously outside of Wine. I believe that there must be
common system code that is shared by the apps under Wine and the apps outside
of Wine. Somehow multiple apps inside and outside of Wine are interfering with
each others use of the function for the text insertion point cursor.

Also, thinking about this further, I think this may be a mouse function, common
code, issue, not keyboard. The mouse click sets the location of the text
insertion point cursor. With control of the text insertion point being in
contention from multiple apps, it is very difficult to enter keyboard
characters. Also puzzling, is the 'time-out' observed. After setting the
insertion point, it stays for several seconds (when you can enter text) and
then disappears (and then, of course, you can't enter text).

[Bug 47488] Legacy Family Tree 9.0 steals keyboard capture while in background

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47488

Zebediah Figura  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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            Summary|Keyboard insertion point    |Legacy Family Tree 9.0
                   |interference when running   |steals keyboard capture
                   |Wine app                    |while in background