[GH-ISSUE #472] barrier may cause input method problem on macOS #367

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opened 2026-05-05 06:09:02 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 3 comments

gitea-mirror commented

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Originally created by @lihk11 on GitHub (Oct 18, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/472

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Server: Archlinux

Client: macOs 10.14.6 & macOS 10.15.1

Barrier Version

2.3.2

Steps to reproduce bug

Barrier may cause input methods reloading on macOS。
The problem is , after switched to a new app, no matter what the input method is, the inputs become English letters. It looks like barrier causes the input methods to reload.
When I click the icon of input methods on the top bar, it shows like the following,

And it needs a while(about 5~10 seconds)to make the input method get normal. The normal state is,

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When did the problem start to occur? When I used barrier on macOS
Is there a way to work around it? No
*This bug does not prevent you from using Barrier entirely, but it make the user experience very bad.
Both input methods provided by macOS and third party input method will meet this problem.

Originally created by @lihk11 on GitHub (Oct 18, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/472 ### Operating Systems ### Server: Archlinux Client: macOs 10.14.6 & macOS 10.15.1 ### Barrier Version ### 2.3.2 ### Steps to reproduce bug ### Barrier may cause input methods reloading on macOS。 The problem is , after switched to a new app, no matter what the input method is, the inputs become English letters. It looks like barrier causes the input methods to reload. When I click the icon of input methods on the top bar, it shows like the following, ![WechatIMG107](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4299373/67085240-0cfee100-f1d1-11e9-9566-f38088188099.png) And it needs a while(about 5~10 seconds)to make the input method get normal. The normal state is, ![Screenshot from 2019-10-18 18-01-06](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4299373/67085483-7c74d080-f1d1-11e9-95dc-109d98799e28.png) ### Other info ### * When did the problem start to occur? When I used barrier on macOS * Is there a way to work around it? No *This bug does not prevent you from using Barrier entirely, but it make the user experience very bad. * Both input methods provided by macOS and third party input method will meet this problem.

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gitea-mirror commented

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2020):

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2020): Is this issue still an issue for you? Please do comment and let us know! Alternatively, you may close the issue yourself if it is no longer an problem

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:09:07 -06:00

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@sticnarf commented on GitHub (Oct 28, 2020):

Same here with barrier 2.3.3 and macOS 10.14.6

@sticnarf commented on GitHub (Oct 28, 2020): Same here with barrier 2.3.3 and macOS 10.14.6

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:09:08 -06:00

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@HiMetre commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2021):