Text input loosing focus after switching tabs (Google Docs)

DoctorG

Do you have any issues with 6.1 Stable and 6.2 Snapshot on Google Docs?

rojas457

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DoctorG

@rojas457 ~~Your issue is with Google Docs or Google Sheets?~~
Oh i see 6.2 and Google Docs is broken. I updated bug report.

micahjlundquist15

Bumping the thread, I also have this issue, although hitting Shift-Tab twice seems to work for me, but I'd rather not have to because it messes up bulleted lists.

Gatopoyo

@DoctorG I'm new to this thread and just realized that it is still an unresolved bug (altough i know that it is hard to fix because of the way google implemented google docs) but in 6.2 Stable is still broken

johnsmith3321

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briandj

I use multiple browsers on a regular basis so I just ran into this issue today. It's kind of disappointing, sad really, that it hasn't been addressed for so long because it's not a Google Docs issue. Vivaldi just not saving & resetting the focus when redisplaying a tab. When I switch back to a tab that has a Google Doc open, if I hit the tab key about 20 or so times the focus will eventually get to the document and I will see the tabs being entered into the doc. The exact number of tab-key presses will vary on the current state of the browser UI, but it will eventually get back to the document. So it seems like it would be just a matter of determining where the focus is on a tab, saving it and restoring it afterwards. Or perhaps it's just a matter of not changing the focus position on the tab when switching (hiding/showing) tabs.

I think they have implemented something else that requires changing the focus and now they don't want to change or remove the "feature".

I'm not sure if this was mentioned before, but this even works in Firefox.

jmss

Hi.

Whenever we switch tabs or apps we loose the focus on the Vivaldi tab.

Imagine that I'm typing text in a tab in Google Docs, then I go to other tab or other program to copy text and then I get back to the Google Docs tab to paste it. As I press Ctrl+Shift+V to paste, a blank page is opened in the tab. I need to click back to go back to Google Docs and place the cursor where the focus was lost and paste the text.

Edit:
Vivaldi version 6.5.3206.50 (Stable channel) stable (64-bit)
Happens since first time installation.
Debian 12 with Cinnamon

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jmss

My report seems a duplicate of: https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/75404/text-input-loosing-focus-after-switching-tabs-google-docs/133?page=7

I confirm this does not happen with Firefox or Chrome.

jmss

Same here. Is there a bug report we can vote on?

Pathduck

@jmss Yeah, you're generalizing based on a single site.

This is a known bug for Google Docs specifically.
Maybe some other similar heavy web apps.

It's an old bug, no idea when/if it will ever get fixed.

Workaround: Switch tabs twice...

DoctorG

The Google Docs apps are not really debuggable. That could be why there is no fix.

fakepop

I genuinely appreciate the efforts going into the development of this browser, and I am not qualified to judge (and you may not be either, @DoctorG), but I reject the premise that Google Docs apps are not debuggable since other browsers (all that I have tried) have been successful at implementing this.

Vivaldi is really nifty browser, and unfortunately, this the only reason Vivaldi can't be a viable option for me (not my choice to use Gdocs).

DoctorG

@fakepop said in Text input loosing focus after switching tabs (Google Docs):

Google Docs apps are not debuggable

Interaction and issues of focus with tabs, Vivaldi UI and Google Docs can not be debugged easily, was told by dev team.

but I reject the premise

You can.
But you bark up the wrong tree as I am not responsible for the bug.

fakepop

I wasn't implying that you are, @DoctorG. I am not barking either. Just wanted to express my disappointment.

VoodooPriest

@mindplay said in Text input loosing focus after switching tabs (Google Docs):

I haven't seen this happening anywhere else.

I can confirm this: this issue with focus happens (in my experience) only with Google Docs and Google Sheets, not with any other website or app I have used.

DoctorG

Sadly no fix available.

FYI: Follow master 🪲bug VB-43340 "Text editing fields lose focus when switching tabs (Google Docs, Office, Jira)" in Stable and Snapshot's changelogs.

doubleknavery

What are the chances this will get fixed?
This is probably the best browser out there and I want to continue using it - but this bug makes it essentially unusable for people who do a lot of work in G-suite, having to move my hand to the mouse to click and regain focus whenever switching tabs is a dealbreaker.

mib2berlin

@doubleknavery
Hi, the bug report was updated end January and get higher priority but as always, no timeline.
I don't use Google Docs, but when you're typing, it might be better to press F9 to focus the page than using the mouse.

Cheers, mib