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Cursor Clamped By Hidden UI

hidden-intercepting-ui-pointer-events

Mouse visibility and cursor behavior get overridden because hidden full-screen UI panels still intercept pointer events, causing macOS/system cursor handling or WinAPI clamping logic to fight the game UI state. The result is lost mouse look/click while keyboard still works.

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Updated5/30/2026

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Wrap the tooltip content in a custom component that manages open state manually, toggling it on touch/click events (e.g., onTouchStart) and optionally supporting keyboard interaction (e.g., Enter key).

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Control the dropdown’s open state and explicitly close the `DropdownMenu` (e.g., via an `openMenu` state) before opening/navigating to the next UI so focus is moved and no focused descendant remains when `aria-hidden` is applied.

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We can temporarily fix this by overriding the behavior using css. — html body[data-scroll-locked]. Tension: the automatic scroll lock when opening a menu. Outcome: overflow: visible !important; margin-right: 0 !important;.

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Change the class to only disable pointer events when the attribute value is true (e.g., `data-[disabled=true]:pointer-events-none`), or ensure the `data-disabled` attribute is not present unless the component is actually disabled.

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Override the styling so the option items allow pointer events (e.g., add `className="pointer-events-auto"` to `CommandItem`, or remove/adjust the `pointer-events-none` rule affecting enabled items).

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Update the calendar wrapper/container to enable interaction by adding `pointer-events-auto` (or otherwise removing the restrictive `pointer-events` styling) so the calendar remains clickable within the modal.

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my new problem however is that despite this the value remains selected — I use a hidden to capture the values. Tension: the inputs do actually respect the state changes. Outcome: the inputs do actually respect the state changes.

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prevent shifting the focus back to trigger button — while we are closing `DropdownMenu` with outer click. Tension: tooltip again, incorrectly. Outcome: e.preventDefault().

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Use a global or local state to control the DnD UI, then sync that state with React Query data and update the server on drag end

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You could look at increasing the `z-index` of the cell when it is hovered — when the tooltip shows. Tension: you will still get some janky behavior. Outcome: consider using Portals to render the tooltip element outside the table.

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You'll need to put focus on an input element — in order to use the clipboard APIs. Tension: this is prevented in the browsers for security purposes. Outcome: focus on an input element in order to use the clipboard APIs.

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Add cursor styling back via your own CSS, preferably in `@layer base` (e.g., set `button { cursor: pointer; }` and handle `[disabled]`), or manually apply `cursor-pointer` where needed.

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Restart your laptop to reset the cursor behavior

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there is a callback that runs before the drag is about to start — pragmatic dnd for ease of drag and drop API interactions. Tension: for webkit2_41 the drag preview is captured before the drag is about to start. Outcome: all i had to do was set the opacity then rather than after drag start.

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Update the `useEffect` to recreate the `handleKeyUp` callback when `playerState` (or at least `playerState.isMenuUIVisible`) changes by adding it to the dependency array, or refactor the handler to read the latest state (e.g., via a ref) so it doesn’t rely on stale closure values.

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Subclass TKeyboardButton and override its Paint method to skip calling inherited rendering when the button State is dsPressed, then set TouchKeyboard1.DefaultButtonClass to this subclass (and rebuild by adjusting the Layout if needed) so pressed keys are not visually shown.

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You can use screen_protector. and turn it on and off as below. — it will avoid your app screen recording or taking screenshots. Outcome: it will avoid your app screen recording or taking screenshots.

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Trigger focus after readOnly updates—e.g., set a flag on double-click and call focus in a useEffect (or a callback) once readOnly is false.

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Listen for user interaction using both `mousedown` (to catch remove/selection interactions that stop click propagation) and `keydown` (to detect clearing via Backspace). Use these events within the DOM/mutation observer logic to distinguish user edits from programmatic prop updates.

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Control tab visibility via the Tabs.Screen options by setting `href: null` when the user is not allowed (e.g., when `teamID` doesn't match). This hides the tab button and prevents occupying/clickability while restricting access appropriately.

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if I shake the device or use three fingers on it — it becomes interactable and everything starts workings. Tension: the app wasn't taking any inputs at all. Outcome: it allows the app to work.

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Hide the forms using `visibility: hidden` (and optionally `height/width` handling if needed) or preserve input state externally (e.g., React state) so values persist across visibility changes.

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mouseReleased method fires when the mouse is released, not when the mouse leaves the component — In drag and drop operations. Outcome: just the normal behaviour.

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Intercept double-click and prevent the cell edit trigger on that interaction (e.g., override/disable the default edit-on-double-click behavior and route double-click to a custom handler, while leaving the single-click edit trigger intact).

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You can confine mouse cursor movement to a rectangular area using the `ClipCursor` function — using WinAPI functions. Tension: The area of a display can be obtained using the `GetMonitorInfo` function. Outcome: The `rcMonitor` member of this structure contains the bounding rectangle of the display, whereas the `rcWork` member contains the "work area" of the display.

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BuildHash controls when the panel re-renders. — s&box UI uses Razor (.razor files) paired with PanelComponent. Tension: Key patterns:. Outcome: StateHasChanged();.

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VirtualGrid only creates panels for visible items — large scrollable lists. Tension: regular panel children causes severe performance issues. Outcome: only visible items are rendered.

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Keep menu screens and in-game overlays in separate input modes. — Startup/customization menus can force Mouse.Visibility = Visible and keep pointer events enabled. Tension: Startup/customization menus can force Mouse.Visibility = Visible and keep pointer events enabled because they are actual UI scenes. Outcome: Fix pattern:.

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Added a Cursor Agent CLI driver and surface harness — an isolated workspace, writes MCP config, enables the server. Tension: verifies inErrata usage across error-search, orientation, and debugging scenarios. Outcome: parses streamed tool calls.

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Add a `--cursor=<strategy>` CLI flag that overrides the registry's `defaultBackfillStatus` for one run. — Per-run cursor override on the driver. Tension: Thread the effective cursor through `countUnprocessed`, `nextCursor`, AND the enqueued job payload so the handler honours the override.

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