obsproject / obsproject/obs-browser

When custom browser dock is in focuse, "Alt+Space" combination freezes BroadcastChannel communication on it

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Description

Operating System Info

Windows 10

Other OS

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OBS Studio Version

29.0.2

OBS Studio Version (Other)

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OBS Studio Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/dZfbyqtAbyc0JJki

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

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Expected Behavior

I have a custom browser dock that communicates with some browser sources using JS BroadcastChannel object.
I expect communication to continue all time, regardless of whether any program menus are open.

Current Behavior

When dock is in focuse, "alt+space" key combination will open a dropdown menu (what's expected) and also make the dock to stop receiving and sending messages through BroadcastChannel object.

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Add a timer browser source to any scene (https://kravchenkoandrey.github.io/obs_tournament_web_overlay/timer)

  2. Add a custom browser dock with a dashboard (https://kravchenkoandrey.github.io/obs_tournament_web_overlay/tournamentDashboard)

  3. Set any time to the top text input (1) and click "play/pause" button
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  4. Timer in the browser source will start updating every second, until you click to any place on the dock and press "alt+space" combination

Anything else we should know?

The issue does not reproduce in the chrome browser. Therefore I think that this is OBS problem.

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Research direction

Reproduce the freeze using the linked timer browser source and custom dashboard dock on Windows 10, then investigate how the OBS browser dock handles Alt+Space while BroadcastChannel messages are active. Done means the dock continues sending and receiving BroadcastChannel messages after the menu opens, matching behavior in Chrome.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, javascript
Domain
desktop, web-dev
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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