[Bug]: BrowserView elements do not retain input focus between BrowserWindow blur/focus #28163

pushkin- · 2021-03-12T20:09:27Z

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I have searched the issue tracker for a feature request that matches the one I want to file, without success.

Electron Version

12.0.1

What operating system are you using?

Windows

Operating System Version

10

What arch are you using?

x64

Last Known Working Electron version

No response

Expected Behavior

When I'm focused in a BrowserView, I expect that alt+tabbing away, and alt+tabbing back, will keep focus in the BrowserView

Actual Behavior

Focus is lost, and I have to click back into the BrowserView

Testcase Gist URL

No response

Additional Information

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This is a continuation of this closed issue concerning webview, though it seems like this works fine for webview. Only BrowserView have this problem.

start the app below and focus in the google input field
alt tab away and alt tab back
focus isn't in the input field (in fact, it goes back to the main input element)

main.js:

const {app, BrowserWindow, BrowserView} = require('electron');

app.on('ready', () => {
  const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow();
  const view = new BrowserView();
  view.setBounds({x: 0, y: 50, width: 800, height: 550});
  mainWindow.setBrowserView(view);

  mainWindow.loadFile(__dirname + "/index.html")
  view.webContents.loadURL("https://google.com");

  view.webContents.openDevTools({mode: "detach"}); // seems like this is required for BV to load the page for wrhatever reason
});

index.html:

<html>
	<head></head>
	<body>
		this is an input in index.html:<br/>
		<input></input>

		<br/>
	</body>
</html>

I'm having to work around it by intercepting the focus event of the BrowserWindow and explicitly focus the BrowserView's WebContents.

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bmnave · 2021-12-03T12:06:42Z

+1 this is a major annoyance when using Mattermost on Linux with sloppy focus

odusseys · 2022-09-14T14:54:16Z

Having the same issue. This is extremely problematic for any apps which are text-input heavy, or which require keyboard interaction immediately after focusing the window. I cannot seem to find a workaround for this, as BrowserView's webContents.focus is not properly implemented and does nothing (on Mac OS here)

pushkin- · 2022-10-05T19:16:48Z

repros in Electron 21

github-actions · 2023-01-10T02:07:52Z

This issue has been automatically marked as stale. If this issue is still affecting you, please leave any comment (for example, "bump"), and we'll keep it open. If you have any new additional information—in particular, if this is still reproducible in the latest version of Electron or in the beta—please include it with your comment!

bmnave · 2023-01-10T02:48:39Z

Still an issue...

pwollny · 2023-03-29T13:44:25Z

Still an issue, here too. Debian 11, Cinnamon, x11.

github-actions · 2023-06-28T02:10:01Z

This issue has been automatically marked as stale. If this issue is still affecting you, please leave any comment (for example, "bump"), and we'll keep it open. If you have any new additional information—in particular, if this is still reproducible in the latest version of Electron or in the beta—please include it with your comment!

pushkin- · 2023-06-28T14:39:54Z

bump

electron-issue-triage · 2023-09-28T01:48:42Z

This issue has been automatically marked as stale. If this issue is still affecting you, please leave any comment (for example, "bump"), and we'll keep it open. If you have any new additional information—in particular, if this is still reproducible in the latest version of Electron or in the beta—please include it with your comment!

bmnave · 2023-09-28T02:07:59Z

+1

electron-issue-triage · 2023-12-28T01:49:32Z

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pushkin- · 2023-12-28T05:28:13Z

bump

widavies · 2024-02-13T20:40:16Z

same issue here

electron-issue-triage · 2024-05-14T01:49:38Z

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bmnave · 2024-05-14T02:46:59Z

+1

pushkin- added the bug 🪲 label Mar 12, 2021

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Electron <webview> elements do not retain input focus between BrowserWindow blur/focus #5900

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Mattermost 4.7 window steals focus on StumpWM desktop switch mattermost/desktop#1644

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linux client forces autoraise mattermost/desktop#1827

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Returning focus after dialog is closed (with a transition) tailwindlabs/headlessui#2946

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[Bug]: BrowserView elements do not retain input focus between BrowserWindow blur/focus #28163

[Bug]: BrowserView elements do not retain input focus between BrowserWindow blur/focus #28163

pushkin- commented Mar 12, 2021 •

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bmnave commented Dec 3, 2021

odusseys commented Sep 14, 2022 •

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bmnave commented May 14, 2024

[Bug]: BrowserView elements do not retain input focus between BrowserWindow blur/focus #28163

[Bug]: BrowserView elements do not retain input focus between BrowserWindow blur/focus #28163

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pushkin- commented Mar 12, 2021 • edited

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Electron Version

What operating system are you using?

Operating System Version

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Expected Behavior

Actual Behavior

Testcase Gist URL

Additional Information

bmnave commented Dec 3, 2021

odusseys commented Sep 14, 2022 • edited

pushkin- commented Oct 5, 2022

github-actions bot commented Jan 10, 2023

bmnave commented Jan 10, 2023

pwollny commented Mar 29, 2023

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pushkin- commented Jun 28, 2023

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bmnave commented Sep 28, 2023

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pushkin- commented Mar 12, 2021 •

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