Using Amazon Q, the question prompt keeps focus preventing typing or editing code

[andrewjroth]

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Describe the bug When the "Amazon Q (preview)" panel is open, it takes and keeps the cursor focus, preventing any typed input into any other area of the IDE.

To reproduce

1. Install the AWS Toolkit and log in or initialize so that the "Amazon Q" feature can be used.
2. Open a project and open any file for editing. Confirm that you can type in the file edit window.
3. Click the "Q" icon to open the "Amazon Q (preview)" panel.
4. Attempt to type in the previously opened file edit window.

Expected behavior Typed text appears in the file edit window.

Actual behavior Typed text appears in the Amazon Q input prompt.

Your Environment

• OS: Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS
• AWS Toolkit version: 2.4-233

IDE Details

IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3.2 (Ultimate Edition)
Build #IU-233.13135.103, built on December 20, 2023
Subscription is active until December 2, 2024.
Runtime version: 17.0.9+7-b1087.9 amd64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
Linux 5.15.0-91-generic
GC: G1 Young Generation, G1 Old Generation
Memory: 3966M
Cores: 16
Registry:
  ide.windowSystem.autoShowProcessPopup=true
  debugger.new.tool.window.layout=true
  ide.experimental.ui=true
  editor.minimap.enabled=true
Non-Bundled Plugins:
  com.jetbrains.plugins.ini4idea (233.13135.116)
  AWSCloudFormation (233.13135.65)
  ir.msdehghan.plugins.ansible (0.92)
  de.achimonline.ansible_lint (1.5.7)
  com.intellij.ml.llm (233.13135.116)
  com.atlassian.bitbucket.references (2022.1.242)
  Pythonid (233.13135.103)
  aws.toolkit (2.4-233)
Kotlin: 233.13135.103-IJ
Current Desktop: ubuntu:GNOME

[davidgoering]

+1 I have the same issue. It basically makes using the Q part of the plugin absolutely infuriating.

[wheaney]

Just installed Amazon Q for the first time and hit the same thing. It steals the cursor and right-click menus don't appear.

[wheaney]

I've found a workaround for this that makes Amazon Q usable: go into the 3-dots menu in the Amazon Q view, and choose View mode -> Float

[alirs76]

I have this problem too

[ppiliaev]

Fix for this issue is included in the latest release. It should work now @rli Could you check?

[andrewjroth]

I can confirm that version 2.9-233 has the issue fixed. Thank you!