<![CDATA[When typing in form fields various pc windows open instead]]>This happens at random, but at least a couple of times a day.
Especially when typing a response on Twitter, but also on a non-specific other sites.

This only happens when using Opera - older or latest versions - so rules out many suggestions I've read like stuck keys, drivers etc

Logging off and on fixes it for a while, but it returns,
Likewise pressing Ctrl,Alt&Delete together.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/56393/when-typing-in-form-fields-various-pc-windows-open-insteadRSS for NodeMon, 20 Jul 2026 11:19:55 GMTSat, 25 Jun 2022 16:36:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to When typing in form fields various pc windows open instead on Wed, 06 Jul 2022 22:28:51 GMT]]>@lindencoll

Well... the answer so far is to swap to slimjet,

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Well, it still occurs.

I experimenting to see if it happens with different chrome derived browsers - so far: unofficial chromium is fine, Slimjet is fine, Ur Browser is terrible.

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Thanks, I get it.
No Assistant installed.
Did some AHK reading and setting AHK to Admin privilege
is said to clear some intermittent failures - so am trying that.
Also on looking into the win key script I noticed it was too clever for my single purpose need, so maybe the additional
function was causing confusion - anyway I edited that part out.

So far so good - but haven't done a lot of typing on Twitter yet.

We'll see how it goes.

I'll report back if solved.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/284196https://forums.opera.com/post/284196Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:41:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When typing in form fields various pc windows open instead on Sun, 26 Jun 2022 20:25:01 GMT]]>@lindencoll said in When typing in form fields various pc windows open instead:

It happens with or without extensions - but you might be onto
something with autohotkey which I use - do you know why that might be?
It doesn't effect Firefox or Chrome for example.

I don't know anything about autohotkey internals, but as it places system wide keyboard hooks and Opera may place some hooks itself (unconfirmed), then they might conflict somehow.
Don't you by chance have Opera Assistant installed? This resides in system tray and is IMO totally pointless, but it gets sometimes installed and it may also mess with system-wide hooks.

Well, let's see, what happens with your AHK experiments.
If they are somehow related and you can pinpoint exact conditions for conflict, then you could file Opera issue report with exact problem description - they (Opera) may find something out. Do not expect any feedback though 🙂

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/284138https://forums.opera.com/post/284138Sun, 26 Jun 2022 20:25:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When typing in form fields various pc windows open instead on Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:35:30 GMT]]>OK, I've exited my Lwin key AHK script - which looks the most likely bet. I'll see how it goes.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/284122https://forums.opera.com/post/284122Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:35:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When typing in form fields various pc windows open instead on Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:52:21 GMT]]>It happens with or without extensions - but you might be onto
something with autohotkey which I use - do you know why that might be?
It doesn't effect Firefox or Chrome for example.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/284121https://forums.opera.com/post/284121Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:52:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When typing in form fields various pc windows open instead on Sat, 25 Jun 2022 17:42:50 GMT]]>@lindencoll
Logically 'stuck' keys can be explanation (not cure of course).
Can you find out, which key exactly seems to be stuck - ctrl, alt etc?
Doesn't closing and restarting Opera help?
Does all this happen also in private Opera windows (= extensions switched off)?
Are you using any kind of systemwide automation software, like autohotkey or similar?

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