Opera stops accepting keyboard input - kinda

[kumaramonk]

kumaramonk last edited by

Now here's the kicker: I'm using Opera 12, essentially a different program, and I met with the same problem. Now it's ok again. It seems to get it working normally again, I need to restart. I believe the developers did something remotely that broke something.

[k4lgarcias]

k4lgarcias last edited by

Opera beta 36.0 does the same i had to write this comment on a notepad and copy it here.

[bannedfromtv1982]

bannedfromtv1982 last edited by

Still no fix?

[xisps80]

xisps80 last edited by

The same happens to me, this is really annoying. I've been an Opera user for years, I'm really used to it but if I cannot find a solution to this, I'm afraid I'll have to start chroming or something and I really hope not to do so.

[eressiel10001]

eressiel10001 last edited by

Same problem here.
Opera version 35.0.2066.92.
Windows 10.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Same issue here, very annoying. Version 35.0.2066.92 on Windows 7 64-bit (WoW64)

It triggers when I use mobile view in developer tools.

[slarkki]

slarkki last edited by

Same issue. Has happened several times before during the past 6 months but it seems like this 'feature' is not going anywhere.

35.0.2066.92 & Windows 10 64-bit (WoW64)

Edit: Possibly triggered by copy & paste but only occasionally.

[wutsdis]

wutsdis last edited by

This is very frustrating and still happens to me in every version from several months. Now I'm using:

Version: 35.0.2066.92
Update stream: Stable
System: Windows 7 64-bit (WoW64)

and writing from IE because keyboard wasn't working in Opera and the browser needs to be restarted every time. facepalm I always reproduce it when I open the developer tools to inspect elements on a site I'm developing and trying the Mobile view. Please fix this because it's really unusable.

[wutsdis]

wutsdis last edited by

P.S. I have these extentions enabled if relevant:

Bulk Image Downloader
Version 4.71.0.0

Download Chrome Extension
Version 2.2.4

Multicheck Checkbox Checker
Version 2.4

Translator
Version 0.11.11

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

I have these extentions enabled if relevant:

Have you checked with them disabled?

[aivier]

aivier last edited by

Still have this issue on OPR Dev 37 (latest), This comment is copy from notepad , and paste to here, because keyboard not work.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

mouse gestures stop working too. maybe these are related?

[shadowxt]

shadowxt last edited by

I found a great solution!!! A new chrome-based browser called Vivaldi. Its by one of the original co-creators of Opera. It is one smooth and polished browser and it even has a "bookmark" feature on version 1.0 (shakes head at Opera). I switched back to Chrome because of this bug that drove me nuts. Now I'm going to give Vivaldi a try.

Finally, a real browser company that listens to the customers. It incorporates most of the tab settings that was in original Opera and Tax Mix Plus for Firefox. Give it a try and make your own decisions about staying with Opera and hoping they would fix known bugs that has been added for over a year.

[maciejmelcher]

maciejmelcher last edited by

I also have this issue and it drives me insane! I have this on Windows 7 64 bit, 16 GB RAM and i7 3.6 GHz.
I usually have loads of tabs opened, sometimes I have 2 or 3 Opera windows opened. Barely 1/3 of my memory is used, so there is no reason for Opera to act like that.
Just to make it clear, the input in the DOM is not working (not sure if CTRL+V works), but the address bar is fine, and mouse gestures do not respond. I have just a few widgets installed, browser plug-ins still work.
FIX THIS ISSUE, OPERA and bring back good old tab stacking!

[yobunny]

yobunny last edited by

I am having the same issue.

Version: 37.0.2178.54 - Opera is up to date
Update stream: Stable
System: Windows 7 64-bit (WoW64)

Keyboard just stops accepting inputs. Mouse works. I usually have to close Opera and reopen it to make keyboard work again.

Very annoying!

[gueffeli]

gueffeli last edited by

I have the same anoying problem, since several months. On different computers, different systems (once Windows 7, 64-bit and once Windows 10, 64-bit), Opera always updatet to newest Version. Maybe, it has to do with my profile or some extensions?
Keyboard works well from starting Opera, but after a while not using it (and changing from different program-tabs) it stops reacting (nothing works, not even CTRL+...). Only thing then: to restart Opera. Mouse works fine all the time.
I would be glad if anyone knew how to stop this.

[kikofa]

kikofa last edited by

I do have the same problem.
It happens in the beta version, portable and also in the production version.
Most of the shortcuts, mouse gestures, keyboard strokes stop.
The only solution I have so far is restarting opera.

In my case, I note this happen when the pop-up blocker react to some sites that are comum to open a lot of pop-ups.

Hope this help you find a solution.

Keep making great software, and it is amazing if you figure out why this problem happen.

All the best

[icepick66]

icepick66 last edited by

I also have this issue it hasnt been fixed in about 10 months now!

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

This problem stopped a few months ago when I turned off "mouse gestures" in Settings.

[mykeblack]

mykeblack last edited by

I'm experiencing the same problem too. I'm using the latest version 39.0.2256.71 on windows 10 and it generally happens if I have a few javascript-heavy tabs open (facebook, gmail, etc) so it looks like it might be a memory leak of some kind?

I have already turned off mouse gestures, and the problems persists. Not had this problem with Chrome which I recently switched from, but I'm seriously considering switching back to chrome because I am losing work.