mapeditor / mapeditor/tiled

Pan with spacebar blocks main window

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Description

When the user holds the spacebar to perform a map scrolling/pan, and, if the user move the focus to another program and returns to tiled, the mouse is hijacked by the pan function and user cannot use any other button or menu. The only alternative is to force the process to stop via Task Manager. All work not saved is lost.

To reproduce:
- Open a map in Tiled
- Open another program that uses the same key/mouse combination, like Photoshop.
- It's best to try using 2 video monitores, each aplication on a full screen.
- Press SPACEBAR to pan and move the map around
- Quickly change to the other application
- Release mouse and SPACEBAR. Then press it again to use the same function on the other application.
-Return to Tiled. The mouse shall now be hijacked with the pan function

Using Tiled 0.9

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the spacebar pan behavior in Tiled 0.9 while switching to another application, then trace how pan input and focus changes are handled. Done means returning to Tiled after releasing the key and mouse no longer leaves the pointer, buttons, or menus hijacked.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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