[GH-ISSUE #585] Mouse click breaks `SetFocus` #428

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opened 2026-03-04 01:04:53 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:04:53 +03:00

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Originally created by @paulbdavis on GitHub (Mar 31, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/585

Setting up a view like this:


modal := tview.NewModal().
SetText("foo").
AddButtons([]string{"OK"}).
SetDoneFunc(func(buttonIndex int, buttonLabel string) {
  input, view := getInputAndView()
  app.SetRoot(view, true).SetFocus(input)
})

app.SetRoot(modal, true).SetFocus(modal)

The return values from the mock function getInputAndView() are (*tview.InputField, tview.Primitive)

When I use the keyboard to dismiss the modal, the input is properly focused when the root and focus are set, but if I use the mouse to do it, it does not focus the input.

Calling SetFocus in a goroutine afterwards half fixes the problem; keyboard events are taken but the cursor does not display until typing starts

SetDoneFunc(func(buttonIndex int, buttonLabel string) {
  input, view := getInputAndView()
  app.SetRoot(view, true)
  go func(input *tview.InputField) {
    app.SetFocus(input)
  }(input)
})

Originally created by @paulbdavis on GitHub (Mar 31, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/585 Setting up a view like this: ```go modal := tview.NewModal(). SetText("foo"). AddButtons([]string{"OK"}). SetDoneFunc(func(buttonIndex int, buttonLabel string) { input, view := getInputAndView() app.SetRoot(view, true).SetFocus(input) }) app.SetRoot(modal, true).SetFocus(modal) ``` The return values from the mock function `getInputAndView()` are `(*tview.InputField, tview.Primitive)` When I use the keyboard to dismiss the modal, the input is properly focused when the root and focus are set, but if I use the mouse to do it, it does not focus the input. Calling `SetFocus` in a goroutine afterwards half fixes the problem; keyboard events are taken but the cursor does not display until typing starts ```go SetDoneFunc(func(buttonIndex int, buttonLabel string) { input, view := getInputAndView() app.SetRoot(view, true) go func(input *tview.InputField) { app.SetFocus(input) }(input) }) ```

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kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:04:54 +03:00

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@rivo commented on GitHub (Apr 26, 2021):

I had a look at the tview code but it's not obvious how this can happen. Can you please post a small program (not just a snippet) that I can run that reproduces this issue?

@rivo commented on GitHub (Apr 26, 2021): I had a look at the `tview` code but it's not obvious how this can happen. Can you please post a small program (not just a snippet) that I can run that reproduces this issue?

kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:04:54 +03:00

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@rivo commented on GitHub (May 31, 2021):

Might be related to #612. If there are no further problems, I will close this issue soon.

@rivo commented on GitHub (May 31, 2021): Might be related to #612. If there are no further problems, I will close this issue soon.

kerem commented

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@gdamore commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2021):

It certainly sounds like #612 to me.

@gdamore commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2021): It certainly sounds like #612 to me.

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