flutter / flutter/devtools

VS Code embedded views steal focus from the IDE

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cross-screen ide-integration ide: vs-code P2
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Description

I have seen this reproduce with the flutter sidebar and with the property editor. Particularly when a text field is present, if the the embedded flutter view has focus it will keep requesting it from the IDE and you can't get the code editor or embedded terminal for example to keep focus.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the focus behavior in the Flutter sidebar and property editor, especially when an embedded view contains a text field. Trace how these embedded views request focus from VS Code, then verify that the code editor and embedded terminal can retain focus while the view is active.

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Assessment

Tech stack
dart, flutter, vscode
Domain
developer-experience
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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