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    • LindenColl
      LindenColl last edited by

      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.

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      • donq
        donq @LindenColl last edited by

        @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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        • LindenColl
          LindenColl @donq last edited by

          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.

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          • LindenColl
            LindenColl @LindenColl last edited by

            OK, I've exited my Lwin key AHK script - which looks the most likely bet. I'll see how it goes.

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            • donq
              donq @LindenColl last edited by

              @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 🙂

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              • LindenColl
                LindenColl @donq last edited by

                @donq
                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.

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                • LindenColl
                  LindenColl @LindenColl last edited by

                  @lindencoll
                  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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                    LindenColl @LindenColl last edited by

                    @lindencoll

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

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