SSH terminal input broken when using Alt-Tab

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SSH terminal input broken when using Alt-Tab

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I can switch to other applications and then back without issues, when using the mouse.

But when using Alt-Tab, keyboard input to the SSH session no longer works. This also occurs when the RDM application is the only application running.

Some keys keep working however: Ctl-C and Ctl-D still work.

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The same behavior when opening the 'command starter' Alt+F2.

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Hi David,

I can easily reproduce your issue on my end.

I've opened a ticket with the engineer responsible for our SSH integration.

Regards

Jonathan Lafontaine

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Hi davidl,

I just wanted to inform you that this issue should be resolved in the newly released update of RDM Linux (2022.1.0.7).

Regards.

Nicolas Parr

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Sorry to disappoint you, Nicolas, but the issue is not solved in the new version.

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I can alt-tab or use alt-f2 and upon returning to RDM, my SSH terminal still has focus and accepts keyboard input.

Looks like there might be something else, that I'm lacking, what can trigger this issue.

I'm on a rather vanilla Ubuntu 20.04 install.

Is that also you setup?

Jonathan Lafontaine

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Yeah, a rather standard focal installation:

$ cat /etc/lsb-release 
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=20.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=focal
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS"

$ cat /etc/debian_version 
bullseye/sid
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I can 'unlock' with pressing 'Alt' once.

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I'm having this same issue on 2022.1.0.7, although I can't 'unlock' it by pressing Alt. Ctrl-C still works. I mostly see this issue when I switch the input on my keyboard (I have a 'Logitech MX Keys' keyboard) from my laptop to my desktop and back (although it doesn't happen every time).

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Weird.

First time around we could reproduce it easily every single time.

We'll have to to do further testing to try and have the issue again.

Jonathan Lafontaine

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Still an issue with 2022.2.0.6

This is with a SSH connection using a private key (file), connecting with an Ubuntu server with OpenSSH-1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.5, in case it makes any difference.

Display setting: docked or embedded, both display the same behavior.

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We might have found something and if this the same issue you have, there's a temporary work around.

After alt-tabbing back or returning to your SSH session any other way, press the ALT key once and try typing.

Let me know if this fixes your focus issue and if it does, we are working on a fix.

Jonathan Lafontaine

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That work around was proposed by myself.

So, yes, the work around works for me :-)

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Sorry I have referred you to your own work around.

Jonathan Lafontaine

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Hi davidl,

Multiple focusing issues with the SSH terminal, including the issue you reported, should be resolved in our next release 2022.2.1

Simon Duguay Létourneau

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Feedback: issue no longer appears (running 2022.2.1.5)

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I have same trouble in version 2023.2.28. Again ALT-key press resolves the trouble but it is disagreeably.

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in order to pinpoint the issue: 2023.2.0.5 on Linux does not suffer from this problem

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Hi aleskomarek,

Could you please confirm if it's on the Windows or Linux version that you are experiencing this issue?

Regards,

Gabriel Dubois

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Hello Gabriel.

Latest Windows version on Windows 11 22H2 system.

I think that version before (2023.02.26 or 2023.02.27) was ok.

Thank You for Your care.

Best regards, ales

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Hello aleskomarek,

Could you tell us the OS build version of windows?

Since this is a very niche issue, I'd like you to help us validate that the RDM version 2023.2.26 does not have the issue like you mentioned, If the issue does not apear on .26, please update back to the .28 version and confirm this is present. This will save both of us alot of time and we would apreciate it alot if you help us isolate this anomaly.

best regards,

Alexandre Roy