Bug 383688

Summary:	problem reporter: toolview shouldn't grab focus.
Product:	[Applications] kdevelop	Reporter:	RJVB <rjvbertin>
Component:	Problem reporter	Assignee:	kdevelop-bugs-null
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	All
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	possible workaround more complete workaround

Description RJVB 2017-08-19 09:37:47 UTC

A recent update in the 5.1 branch seems to have introduced a new feature where the Problem Reporter's search widget gets focus automatically when you open the toolview.

It shouldn't do that. You usually open that view to get feedback on code you're editing, and the old behaviour of keeping the focus where it was (in the edit window) is much more productive. FWIW, in order to restore focus you don't just have to click anywhere, but in exactly the right spot, making this more than just a minor hassle for me.

Also, the focus steal occurs even when the PR toolbar is hidden and the search widget thus invisible, making this a bug rather than a wrong UI design decision.

Comment 1 RJVB 2017-08-19 19:41:15 UTC

Hmm, not sure what's going on, except that I started noticing these focus issues only during the last few days (= not much more than a week).

Regardless of whether there is indeed a recent change in this behaviour I do stand behind my usability remarks. Activating certain toolviews like the Problem Reporter should not steal focus.

Comment 2 RJVB 2017-08-19 20:57:54 UTC

Created attachment 107370 [details]
possible workaround

this settles the issue for me but there probably better ways to achieve the same thing.

Comment 3 RJVB 2017-08-21 11:14:48 UTC

Created attachment 107421 [details]
more complete workaround

Comment 4 Justin Zobel 2022-11-08 06:50:18 UTC

Thank you for reporting this issue in KDE software. As it has been a while since this issue was reported, can we please ask you to see if you can reproduce the issue with a recent software version?

If you can reproduce the issue, please change the status to "REPORTED" when replying. Thank you!

Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2022-11-23 05:14:48 UTC

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Comment 6 Bug Janitor Service 2022-12-08 05:14:21 UTC

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

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