starred/terminal
1
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://github.com/microsoft/terminal.git synced 2026-02-03 21:25:34 +00:00
Code Issues 19.0k Packages Projects Releases 20 Wiki Activity

Bug Report: Clicking console window pauses application #3764

New Issue
Closed
opened 2026-01-30 23:29:37 +00:00 by claunia · 5 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:29:37 +00:00
Owner
Copy Link

Originally created by @tamusjroyce on GitHub (Sep 5, 2019).

Originally assigned to: @DHowett-MSFT on GitHub.

Per https://serverfault.com/questions/204150/sometimes-powershell-stops-sending-output-until-i-press-enter-why

Legacy console did not pause. However, the new console does pause (I thought randomly...but seems like user input is the cause) while executing long-running processes like npm install.

Could Quick Edit Mode and Insert Mode be deselected by default?

Environment

Windows 10 Enterprise

Steps to reproduce

Click on the window, the console pauses

After

  1. Edit Mode and Insert Mode inside console properties is checked
  2. Running a long-running process
  3. Clicking the console window (text not scrolling)
  4. Leaving for lunch
  5. Return, unlock computer, make console active
  6. Hit enter and progress continues

No progress was being made. This was not a production issue. However, without changing these settings, it could cause production issues.

Expected behavior

Any process that is started continues running

Actual behavior

Process pauses mid-run

Originally created by @tamusjroyce on GitHub (Sep 5, 2019). Originally assigned to: @DHowett-MSFT on GitHub. Per https://serverfault.com/questions/204150/sometimes-powershell-stops-sending-output-until-i-press-enter-why Legacy console did not pause. However, the new console does pause (I thought randomly...but seems like user input is the cause) while executing long-running processes like npm install. Could Quick **Edit Mode** and **Insert Mode** be deselected by default? # Environment Windows 10 Enterprise # Steps to reproduce Click on the window, the console pauses After 1. **Edit Mode** and **Insert Mode** inside console properties is checked 2. Running a long-running process 3. Clicking the console window (text not scrolling) 4. Leaving for lunch 5. Return, unlock computer, make console active 6. Hit enter and progress continues No progress was being made. This was not a production issue. However, without changing these settings, it could cause production issues. # Expected behavior Any process that is started continues running # Actual behavior Process pauses mid-run
claunia added the Issue-QuestionNeeds-TriageNeeds-Tag-FixResolution-Answered labels 2026-01-30 23:29:37 +00:00
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:29:38 +00:00
Author
Owner
Copy Link

@ngudbhav commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2019):

This happens with me on legacy console. Running, say node app.js and going into the select mode, the server stops sending response and the browser is stuck on 'waiting for localhost...'. It is only after I click to exit the select mode, the response is successfully received by browser.
This may have something to do with how CMD handles select mode.

@ngudbhav commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2019): This happens with me on legacy console. Running, say node app.js and going into the select mode, the server stops sending response and the browser is stuck on 'waiting for localhost...'. It is only after I click to exit the select mode, the response is successfully received by browser. This may have something to do with how CMD handles select mode.
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:29:38 +00:00
Author
Owner
Copy Link

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Oct 8, 2019):

Hey @tamusjroyce! Sorry about the delay here. This is, unfortunately, one of those big polarizing features we can't change in the legacy console. There's a couple reasons:

  1. User behavior. The people who love this feature really love it. They'll go to the mats over this feature.
  2. Since console applications get fairly intimate control over the windows they're hosted in (which in hindsight was certainly the wrong decision), some applications actually use this to pause their own output. There's also an API for querying whether output is currently paused (I think.)

We're not going to turn off Quick Edit mode by default, either, as that was hailed as a huge advance in the usability of the console some four and a half years ago.

This one's just going to have to be "by design." Sorry!

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Oct 8, 2019): Hey @tamusjroyce! Sorry about the delay here. This is, unfortunately, one of those big polarizing features we can't change in the legacy console. There's a couple reasons: 1. User behavior. The people who love this feature _really love it_. They'll go to the mats over this feature. 1. Since console applications get fairly intimate control over the windows they're hosted in (which in hindsight was certainly the wrong decision), some applications actually use this to pause their own output. There's also an API for querying whether output is currently paused (I think.) We're not going to turn off **Quick Edit** mode by default, either, as that was hailed as a huge advance in the usability of the console some four and a half years ago. This one's just going to have to be "by design." Sorry!
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:29:39 +00:00
Author
Owner
Copy Link

@youmingzhao91 commented on GitHub (Dec 7, 2022):

My python program was paused accidentally. How can I resume my program?

@youmingzhao91 commented on GitHub (Dec 7, 2022): My python program was paused accidentally. How can I resume my program?
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:29:39 +00:00
Author
Owner
Copy Link

@youmingzhao91 commented on GitHub (Dec 7, 2022):

I pressed Enter, but this does not help.

@youmingzhao91 commented on GitHub (Dec 7, 2022): I pressed Enter, but this does not help.
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:29:39 +00:00
Author
Owner
Copy Link

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Dec 7, 2022):

Try hitting esc

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Dec 7, 2022): Try hitting <kbd>esc</kbd>
Sign in to join this conversation.
No Branch/Tag Specified
Branches Tags
Labels
Clear labels
⛺ Reserved
A11yCO
A11yMAS
A11ySev1
A11ySev2
A11ySev3
A11yTTValidated
A11yUsable
A11yVoiceAccess
A11yWCAG
Area-Accessibility
Area-AtlasEngine
Area-AzureShell
Area-Build
Area-Build
Area-Chat
Area-CmdPal
Area-CodeHealth
Area-Commandline
Area-CookedRead
Area-DefApp
Area-Extensibility
Area-Fonts
Area-GroupPolicy
Area-i18n
Area-Input
Area-Interaction
Area-Interop
Area-Localization
Area-Output
Area-Performance
Area-Portable
Area-Quality
Area-Remoting
Area-Rendering
Area-Schema
Area-Server
Area-Settings
Area-SettingsUI
Area-ShellExtension
Area-ShellExtension
Area-ShellExtension
Area-Suggestions
Area-Suggestions
Area-TerminalConnection
Area-TerminalControl
Area-Theming
Area-UserInterface
Area-VT
Area-Windowing
Area-WPFControl
AutoMerge
Blocking-Ingestion
Culprit-Centennial
Culprit-WinUI
Disability-All
Disability-Blind
Disability-LowVision
Disability-Mobility
External-Blocked-WinUI3
Fixed
Gathering-Data
good first issue
HCL-E+D
HCL-WindowsTerminal
Help Wanted
Impact-Compatibility
Impact-Compliance
Impact-Correctness
Impact-Visual
In-PR
InclusionBacklog
InclusionBacklog-Windows TerminalWin32
InclusionCommitted-202206
Issue-Bug
Issue-Docs
Issue-Feature
Issue-Feature
Issue-Question
Issue-Samples
Issue-Scenario
Issue-Task
Needs-Attention
Needs-Author-Feedback
Needs-Bisect
Needs-Discussion
Needs-Repro
Needs-Tag-Fix
Needs-Tag-Fix
Needs-Triage
No-Recent-Activity
Priority-0
Priority-1
Priority-2
Priority-3
Product-Cmd.exe
Product-Colortool
Product-Colortool
Product-Colortool
Product-Conhost
Product-Conpty
Product-Meta
Product-Powershell
Product-Terminal
Product-WSL
pull-request
Mirrored from GitHub Pull Request
 Resolution-Answered
Resolution-By-Design
Resolution-Duplicate
Resolution-External
Resolution-Fix-Available
Resolution-Fix-Committed
Resolution-No-Repro
Resolution-Won't-Fix
Severity-Blocking
Severity-Crash
Severity-DataLoss
spam
this-will-be-a-breaking-change
Tracking-External
WindowsTerminal_Win32
Work-Item
zAskModeBug
zInbox-Bug
No Label Issue-Question Needs-Tag-Fix Needs-Triage Resolution-Answered
Milestone
No items
No Milestone
Projects
Clear projects
No project
Assignees
Clear assignees
claunia
No Assignees
1 Participants
Notifications
Due Date
No due date set.
Dependencies

No dependencies set.

Reference: starred/terminal#3764
Delete Branch "%!s()"

Deleting a branch is permanent. Although the deleted branch may continue to exist for a short time before it actually gets removed, it CANNOT be undone in most cases. Continue?