Compilation causes cursor to disappear from text editor

[cyqian97]

Describe the bug

When editing a .tex file with the Overleaf VS Code extension, the compilation feature causes the text editor to lose focus. Specifically:

1. While typing in the .tex file, if a compilation is triggered, the cursor disappears from the text editor.
2. After that, typing does not insert any text into the file.
3. To continue editing, I have to manually click back into the .tex file tab to restore focus.

This behavior did not occur about a month ago.

Expected behavior

The cursor should remain in the text editor during and after a compilation, allowing uninterrupted editing.

How To Reproduce

1. Open a .tex file in an Overleaf project from the Overleaf Workshop Extension.
2. Click on a View Compiled PDF at the top-right corner of the text editor tab.
3. Trigger a compilation manually using Ctrl+Alt+B or wait for an auto-compilation.
4. Observe that the cursor disappears and typing no longer edits the file until focus is restored manually.

Environment

• Overleaf Workshop Extension version: 0.15.5
• VS Code version: 1.103.2
• Overleaf Edition: Official

Work around

The following operation solves the problem: Drag the PDF tab out of the VS Code window to make it a separate window.

[beiningwu7]

Same. I downgraded to v0.15.4 and this bug does not appear anymore.

[NixonZ]

Same. I downgraded to v0.15.4 and this bug does not appear anymore.

Hi, I also tried to downgrade to v0.15.4, but I still have the bug. Did you also downgrade your VS Code version?

[cyqian97]

Same. I downgraded to v0.15.4 and this bug does not appear anymore.

Hi, I also tried to downgrade to v0.15.4, but I still have the bug. Did you also downgrade your VS Code version?

I also tried downgrading, and it didn't solve my problem.

[albertomercurio]

I also have this problem.

[zeyugao]

please try #307

before new version released, you can directly patch it by adding this line in $HOME/.vscode/extensions/iamhyc.overleaf-workshop-0.15.5/views/pdf-viewer/index.js

        } else {
            backupPdfViewerState();
        }
        PDFViewerApplication.isViewerEmbedded = true;  // add this line
        PDFViewerApplication.load(doc);
    }

just like what https://github.com/iamhyc/Overleaf-Workshop/pull/307/files did

[iamhyc]

The PR #307 is merged, will be included in the next release. If this does not fix it, please feel free to reopen this issue.