Unable to select items using only the arrow keys #34936

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Dolf Veenvliet · 2013-04-09T14:58:33+02:00

Dolf Veenvliet commented

2013-04-09 14:58:33 +02:00

%%%--- Operating System, Graphics card ---
win7 64bit Geforce 560

- Blender version with error, and version that worked ---

Anything since 2.5

- Short description of error ---

if I open a menu where I want to scroll to another item using the arrow keys only... the "selection" keeps jumping back to the position of the mouse cursor.

- Steps for others to reproduce the error (preferably based on attached .blend file) ---

Open the recent files menu with Ctrl+shift+O and without using the mouse... use the arrow keys to select an item.

Or... Open the search menu with Space bar... move your mouse cursor to highlight an item... then use the arrow keys to select a different item.

In both cases the highlight jumps back to where the mouse is frequently, though not consistently.

It is hard to recreate.... On my system with a pen + mouse... it does not happen immediately after a reboot... but soon starts happening every time... On my older laptop with a trackpad it does not happen at all. Though Sparrow_ tested it on his laptop with trackpad + mouse... and it happened for him as well as soon as he enabled his trackpad.

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%%%--- Operating System, Graphics card --- win7 64bit Geforce 560 - Blender version with error, and version that worked --- Anything since 2.5 - Short description of error --- if I open a menu where I want to scroll to another item using the arrow keys only... the "selection" keeps jumping back to the position of the mouse cursor. - Steps for others to reproduce the error (preferably based on attached .blend file) --- Open the recent files menu with Ctrl+shift+O and without using the mouse... use the arrow keys to select an item. Or... Open the search menu with Space bar... move your mouse cursor to highlight an item... then use the arrow keys to select a different item. In both cases the highlight jumps back to where the mouse is frequently, though not consistently. It is hard to recreate.... On my system with a pen + mouse... it does not happen immediately after a reboot... but soon starts happening every time... On my older laptop with a trackpad it does not happen at all. Though Sparrow_ tested it on his laptop with trackpad + mouse... and it happened for him as well as soon as he enabled his trackpad. %%%

Dolf Veenvliet commented

2013-04-09 14:58:33 +02:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Kevin T commented

2013-04-09 15:34:37 +02:00

%%%I had it happening to be as soon as i activated my trackpad(mouse was connected at the same time),turning it of did not make it stop,nor did restaring blender.
I then went ahead and rebooted my pc and now i can´t make it happen again.

Im on a laptop, Vista 32-bit.%%%

%%%I had it happening to be as soon as i activated my trackpad(mouse was connected at the same time),turning it of did not make it stop,nor did restaring blender. I then went ahead and rebooted my pc and now i can´t make it happen again. Im on a laptop, Vista 32-bit.%%%

Campbell Barton commented

2013-04-10 08:29:50 +02:00

%%%Can't redo this on linux/X11 (55932).%%%

Sir Torx Screwdriver commented

2013-04-10 10:21:24 +02:00

%%%It's not 100% a Bug, but I have the "issue" too that the Cursor Resets on slight mouse movements, which makes arrowkeys very hars to use.
(That explains why it cannot be replicated with a trackpad, where the mouse is totally inactive when not touched, while a mouse usually moves slightly when having it in the other hand while using the keyboard.%%%

%%%It's not 100% a Bug, but I have the "issue" too that the Cursor Resets on slight mouse movements, which makes arrowkeys very hars to use. (That explains why it cannot be replicated with a trackpad, where the mouse is totally inactive when not touched, while a mouse usually moves slightly when having it in the other hand while using the keyboard.%%%

Dolf Veenvliet commented

2013-04-10 14:13:55 +02:00

%%%Campbell... yes we had Ton test it on Mac also... and he couldn't reproduce it either. It looks windows specific.

After more testing it also seems like it's not linked to an event that can be printed using blender with --debug-event (the arrow keys are generated, but the jump in selection happens between the arrow keys being hit, and seems to not use an event).

It does "look" as if it's not related to the arrow keys, but that somehow a "mouse move" is triggered. Putting my mouse upside down doesn't help... unplugging either mouse or pen tablet doesn't help either...%%%

%%%Campbell... yes we had Ton test it on Mac also... and he couldn't reproduce it either. It looks windows specific. After more testing it also seems like it's not linked to an event that can be printed using blender with --debug-event (the arrow keys are generated, but the jump in selection happens between the arrow keys being hit, and seems to not use an event). It does "look" as if it's not related to the arrow keys, but that somehow a "mouse move" is triggered. Putting my mouse upside down doesn't help... unplugging either mouse or pen tablet doesn't help either...%%%

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2013-04-10 20:09:36 +02:00

%%%I think that if the item changes when the mouse moves slighty, that's intended behavior. As far as I can tell other OS X and Windows applications do the same, moving the mouse even 1 pixel has an influence there.

If the mouse isn't actually moving that's a bug, but I also can't redo the issue, on Windows and OS X with a trackpad + mouse.%%%

%%%I think that if the item changes when the mouse moves slighty, that's intended behavior. As far as I can tell other OS X and Windows applications do the same, moving the mouse even 1 pixel has an influence there. If the mouse isn't actually moving that's a bug, but I also can't redo the issue, on Windows and OS X with a trackpad + mouse.%%%

Campbell Barton commented

2013-04-11 04:28:47 +02:00

%%%fixed r55952.%%%

Campbell Barton commented

2013-04-11 04:28:49 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Campbell Barton closed this issue

2013-04-11 04:28:49 +02:00

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Unable to select items using only the arrow keys #34936