Question / Help Typing broken when "interacting" with browser source

[aaronkothe]

I'm running OBS 21.1.1 on a MacBook Pro 10.13.6

I add a browser source, leaving all options defaulted, and right-click 'Interact'

Regardless of the site I visit, I cannot type in any field. For example, if I visit Google, I cannot type in the search field. If I visit Facebook, I cannot login. The only keys that seem to function are tab and enter.

This is quite frustrating. I would love a solution!

 

[RytoEX]

As I replied on a different thread that you bumped:

Very few of the active OBS contributors operate on Mac systems, and I don't believe any of them have experienced this issue themselves. The only specific oddity I'm aware of on obs-browser's interact mode on macOS is that mouse interaction is not properly aligned, possibly specific to Retina Displays. I've never heard of keyboard input being ignored for all but a few keys.

For us to have a hope of fixing this sort of thing, it really needs to be reproduced in a development environment, which has yet to occur.

That said, if someone else has any idea what's going on (other than the issue I linked), they're welcome to speak up.

 

[aaronkothe]

Thanks. I have spoken with some developers in the OBS Discord who verified that the problem exists but said there is not a fix planned, since the 'interact' feature is not supported/recommended.

 

[RytoEX]

Thanks. I have spoken with some developers in the OBS Discord who verified that the problem exists but said there is not a fix planned, since the 'interact' feature is not supported/recommended.

I believe this bug was actually already fixed within the past few days in this commit.

 

[aaronkothe]

I believe this bug was actually already fixed within the past few days in this commit.

Wonderful! Forgive my ignorance, how would I go about applying/installing this fix?

 

[Osiris]

You wait until v22 is released, which should be fairly soon.

 

[aaronkothe]

I've downloaded v22, and the issue doesn't seem to be fixed. Perhaps there's still a bug? Or is this just not ever going to see a fix?

 

[Osiris]

I can type perfectly fine in the interact window on macOS.
Please post your log

 

[aaronkothe]

Earlier today, I wasn't able to type at all. Only the tab and enter keys worked. I just tested it again and was able to type some, but now the tab and enter keys don't work and the mouse is still not aligned, so I can't click on all the fields I need to type in.

https://obsproject.com/logs/fb8DdTf1A4wuyj-V

 

[aaronkothe]

Also, every time I close the 'interact' window, OBS crashes. I can't seem to generate a crash report, though.

 

[toplachi]

I got an opportunity to test OBS 22.0.1 on a newly installed OSX 10.12.6. The keys that are not working are delete, command and arrow keys, other than that, the mouse and most of the keys are working with Browser source

 

[Narcogen]

Earlier today, I wasn't able to type at all. Only the tab and enter keys worked. I just tested it again and was able to type some, but now the tab and enter keys don't work and the mouse is still not aligned, so I can't click on all the fields I need to type in.

https://obsproject.com/logs/fb8DdTf1A4wuyj-V

Delete key also seems not to work during interaction.

 

[Grym]

So I found a way around this. Well it worked for me at least.
Basically click 'Interact'
Type in email
Press enter/return (it will come up saying your password is incorrect)
But now you are able to type in the password field - type password and press enter again
You are now logged in.

 

[rcgnetworks]

So I found a way around this. Well it worked for me at least.
Basically click 'Interact'
Type in email
Press enter/return (it will come up saying your password is incorrect)
But now you are able to type in the password field - type password and press enter again
You are now logged in.

You saved my life bro!! THIS METHOD REALLY WORKS.THANKS AGAIN

 

[GotChaDigi]

This problem still exists. I'm running 25.0.8 (64) OBS on Macbook Pro Catalina 10.15.6
So frustrating, as this feature would so useful with an upcoming live streaming event. Any updates or suggestions?

 

[DAhveed]

Same here. Macbook Pro Catalina as well. Would love a work around or a solution.

 

[cliggity]

On Catalina with the latest version of obs 26.1.2 I could only type small letters, no delete, no shift etc... Here's the workaround I found. It's a bit clunky but it works for sign-ins etc. I opened the macos keyboard viewer and was able to type what I needed using my mouse. Not the best solution but it works for now!

 

[nick-o]

I opened the macos keyboard viewer and was able to type what I needed using my mouse.

Could you explain how this was done? I am having the same issue on Mac (Big Sur) where I cannot type the @ character or use the backspace key. At this point, I am willing to try typing with the mouse.

 

[cliggity]

Could you explain how this was done? I am having the same issue on Mac (Big Sur) where I cannot type the @ character or use the backspace key. At this point, I am willing to try typing with the mouse.

To bring up the keyboard, I clicked on this icon in the menu bar > show keyboard viewer. It's an annoying solution but hopefully it can be a work around for anyone else who stumbles on this problem.