Sites like Google Translate exit insert mode while typing #3596

bheadmaster · 2018-02-13T15:43:23Z

Steps to reproduce:

open https://translate.google.de/
press i to enter insert mode
type a in the textbox

Behavior I see: Browser exists insert mode immediately even though esc was not pressed.
Expected behavior: Browser stays in insert mode.

Can someone also test this, please? Only seen this happen on google translate though. Same thing happens when opening https://translate.google.de/#de/en/ instead of https://translate.google.de/ .

Version info

qutebrowser v1.1.1
Git commit:
Backend: QtWebEngine (Chromium 61.0.3163.140)

CPython: 3.6.4
Qt: 5.10.0
PyQt: 5.10

sip: 4.19.7
colorama: no
pypeg2: 2.15
jinja2: 2.10
pygments: 2.2.0
yaml: 3.12
cssutils: no
attr: 17.4.0
PyQt5.QtWebEngineWidgets: yes
PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets: no
pdf.js: no
sqlite: 3.22.0
QtNetwork SSL: OpenSSL 1.1.0g 2 Nov 2017

Style: QFusionStyle
Platform: Linux-4.15.2-2-ARCH-x86_64-with-arch, 64bit
Linux distribution: Arch Linux (arch)
Frozen: False
Imported from /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/qutebrowser
Qt library executable path: /usr/lib/qt/libexec, data path: /usr/share/qt

Paths:
cache: /home/lark/.cache/qutebrowser
config: /home/lark/.config/qutebrowser
data: /home/lark/.local/share/qutebrowser
runtime: /run/user/1000/qutebrowser
system data: /usr/share/qutebrowser

Uptime: 0:01:31

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jgkamat · 2018-02-13T15:45:45Z

Hmm, I can't seem to reproduce this on my machine (qt5.7.1). Maybe this is one of the 5.10 bugs though?

The-Compiler · 2018-02-13T15:47:51Z

It's most likely caused by #3427 as workaround for #3401 (indeed on Qt 5.10 only) - cc @Ryan-Farley. Not sure if there's anything we can do without breaking that workaround, though.

The-Compiler · 2018-02-13T15:49:01Z

Wait, I can't actually reproduce this on Qt 5.10 either. Does the statusbar still say "-- INSERT MODE --"?

gebulmer · 2018-02-13T15:50:17Z

I could only get it to trigger once, @The-Compiler and @jgkamat can you press 'i' as soon as you see the cursor in the box and then immediately mash letter keys? I think it happened as the x appeared in the box there, which requires timing.

I could be wrong though

bheadmaster · 2018-02-13T15:53:08Z

Weird. It happens for me every time, even if I let the page load completely and wait for a bit before entering insert mode.

Here's screenshots of what I see:
https://imgur.com/a/jDDuV

bheadmaster · 2018-02-13T16:05:04Z

Here's my debug log of starting qutebrowser, reproducing the bug, and closing, if it's of any help.
https://pastebin.com/EBEe8Jur

16:58:11 is when I pressed i
16:58:13 is where I entered the a into the textbox triggering the bug.

bheadmaster · 2018-02-13T16:20:16Z

16:58:13 DEBUG destroy lineparser:_after_save:81 Saved to /home/lark/.local/share/qutebrowser/cmd-history
16:58:13 DEBUG webview browsertab:_set_load_status:692 load status for <qutebrowser.browser.webengine.webenginetab.WebEngineTab tab_id=0 url='https://translate.google.de/'>: LoadStatus .loading
16:58:13 DEBUG signals signalfilter:_filter_signals:86 emitting: cur_load_status_changed('loading') (tab 0)
16:58:13 DEBUG signals signalfilter:_filter_signals:86 emitting: cur_load_started() (tab 0)
16:58:13 DEBUG modes modeman:leave:296 Leaving mode KeyMode.insert (reason: load started)

This part seems relevant - this is what happened when I entered a character in the textbox, I think. I apologize if I am spamming.

The-Compiler · 2018-02-13T16:38:46Z

Thanks! I was able to reproduce it once as well.

lrvick · 2018-06-06T01:28:55Z

Hitting this on 2 machines. Impacts google docs and a number of other textareas. Does not seem to impact all textareas though, as this github input box works fine, but google docs in another tab is unusable.

duran · 2018-06-07T09:48:33Z

It happes to me too when translate "refresh" the translation. If I turn off instant translation the problem dissapears.

teon · 2018-06-07T13:13:49Z

I will add that I have not only issues with Google (gmail/docs) but also GitLab.

Also some pages are "refreshing" in a loop... I cant even enter insert mode...

jgkamat · 2018-06-07T17:42:15Z

The refreshing loop is a qt5.11 issue, the latest master has a commit trying to work around that.

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On June 7, 2018 9:13:51 AM EDT, Robert Olejnik ***@***.***> wrote: I will add that I have not only issues with Google (gmail/docs) but also GitLab. Also some pages are "refreshing" in a loop...

-- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

Aster89 · 2018-07-26T10:47:06Z

This problem is annoying me as well; if it is of any relevace, in Google Maps I experience the problem (i.e. back to command mode without pressing Esc) only when I empty the search box.

hit i to enter insert mode in the search box of Google Maps
write something (insert mode is correctly kept on)
hold Shift and press Home to select everything was typed at step 2.
turning point
a. type something else results in correct behavior (insert mode is not left and further typing fills the box with new text)
b. pressing either Backspace or Delete results in wrong behavior (insert mode left and further typing results in undesired commands)

spejamchr · 2018-07-26T16:10:19Z

Something similar happens on https://caniuse.com when searching: Type some letter in the search field, and after a pause the browser exits insert mode.

lockeadams · 2018-09-07T15:50:40Z

This issue is still affecting me, any updates?

The-Compiler · 2018-09-07T15:54:08Z

@lockeadams so far nobody has looked at it, and the Qt bug behind it still isn't fixed as far as I know. If there are updates, subscribing to the issue is the best way to know about them.

jgkamat · 2018-09-07T19:05:12Z

Just to increase visibility, please go vote for QTBUG-65223. I'm pretty surprised it's not fixed yet :(

teto · 2018-10-15T05:13:38Z

It's especially visible on https://www.apertium.org/index.eng.html, it seems QB leaves (then reenters) insert mode regularly (every 500ms) so if you type fast you can actually send a command to QB instead of type some text. (qt 4.11, Qb 1.4.2, will try with the latest one when I get the opportunity).

takedawilliam · 2018-10-28T06:13:30Z

if you turn off "Auto translate" feature in Google Translate, you can continue typing in Insert Mode without interruption.

void-m4110c · 2018-12-17T09:52:19Z

if you turn off "Auto translate" feature in Google Translate, you can continue typing in Insert Mode without interruption.

How would you turn that off?

robertp-indeed · 2019-02-01T18:41:29Z

There's several pages that cause this issue for me; I've largely figured out what they are at this point so I just use passthrough mode on them now. It's an okay, though slightly clunky, workaround.

rcorre · 2019-02-01T20:05:48Z

@robertp-indeed thanks for mentioning that, I didn't even think of trying passthrough mode! It isn't ideal, but it is better than pressing i after every letter (which is what I've been doing, no joke 😆)

Yrds · 2019-03-15T05:09:53Z

Maybe i am little late, but input.insert_mode.leave_on_load was not mentioned in this issue yet, setting it to false fix the problem without having to turning passive mode on.

See qutebrowser/qutebrowser#3596 (comment)

See https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-65223 Fixes #3596

prosoitos · 2019-05-02T08:58:15Z

I had the same problem on https://melpa.org/#/, but input.insert_mode.leave_on_load to False solved it.

Thanks @Yrds!

mathieufrh · 2019-07-16T09:37:52Z

I can confirme that input.insert_mode.leave_on_load = False helps a lot!

The-Compiler · 2019-11-07T15:53:17Z

This should mostly be solved nowadays (via #4723) by exiting insert mode when a page finished loading. I wrote an explanation of what's going on for Reddit, here it is:

The main problem here is QTBUG-65223 which means that QtWebEngine (since Qt 5.10) emits its loadStarted signals whenever a page changes its URL via JavaScript (which can commonly happen while typing on pages like Google Translate). So qutebrowser can do one of these things:

Leave insert/hint mode when a page load started - but then it'll also leave it e.g. when typing on Google Translate, which was a bug for a long time.
Leave insert/hint mode when a page load finished (like it does now).
Don't leave them at all (which you can do via the input.insert_mode.leave_on_load and hints.leave_on_load settings). This tends to be rather confusing - when you e.g. enter a search term on Google and press enter, you probably wouldn't expect to still be in insert mode.

I wish there was a better solution (or that bug would finally get fixed) - but so far, I haven't been able to think of one.

prosoitos · 2019-11-14T04:22:26Z

Thank you for this comment. I had not realized that the issue had been fixed and closed and that I could stop having input.insert_mode.leave_on_load set to false (which, while solving the problem, was indeed confusing).

nrdxp · 2022-09-19T19:21:33Z

Unfortunately this is still an issue for me even with input.insert_mode.leave_on_load = False using latest qt6-v2 branch and qt6 6.3.1.

The-Compiler · 2022-09-19T19:24:16Z

@nrdxp Works fine for me. Please open a new issue with the information from the template and detailed reproduction steps.

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Input mode is unusable on Google pages (docs/gmail) #3980

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Typing in Google Maps input keeps going back to normal mode #4044

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Insert mode not maintained after the search results get updated in search boxes that allow live filtering #4143

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On referencesource.microsoft.com the input field loses focus while typing #4223

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Add setting to avoid leaving insert mode on load_started #4339

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after_load_hook is very expensive #4535

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Leaves insert mode when URL is changed (via JS history API) while typing #4562

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Ignore duplicate consecutive history entries from the same url #4699

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Optimize loading hooks #4712

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Leave modes on loadFinished instead of loadStarted on Qt >= 5.10

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Fix load started/finished signals #4723

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