Win11 losing focus of ED window - results in loss of HOTAS control

[Older Gamer]

Been running some test flights today, using the tutorials, and every now and then the windows would lose focus of the ED display window (while I am in VR in the Quest 3) and then I have no HOTAS control anymore, as I guess I am not connected to the game anymore.

Reaching over and using the mouse to click on the window will work, but it keeps happening a lot.

Not sure if I am doing this, if it is something I have set in my X52 Pro key bindings, or what, but I can say that it wasn't happening the other day when I was trying this.

 

[Helmut Grokenberger]

I used to use EDRunner for that issue, but it stopped working for me at some point. I currently use AHK Joystick Focus. It is an AutoHotKey script (available also as a compiled executable, so you don't need to have AHK installed) that monitors your joystick and pulls focus to the game window if needed.

 

[Older Gamer]

I'll give it a go.

On the screen, ED runs in a window, and I wonder if the "mouse" thumb thingy, on the X52 Pro, is moving the mouse outside the window and causing this lack of focus.

 

[Helmut Grokenberger]

Also happens when you pin a desktop window or something and use the browser for stuff. Sometimes other applications also steal focus. Happens all the time. On my G2 I also have to switch from WMR mouse mode to "normal" mouse mode via Win-Y or ED doesn't capture the mouse at all.

The above tools basically monitor your joystick axes and return focus to ED when they detect a change. Voice Attack can do that too, but only with buttons.

 

[Older Gamer]

I used to use EDRunner for that issue, but it stopped working for me at some point. I currently use AHK Joystick Focus. It is an AutoHotKey script (available also as a compiled executable, so you don't need to have AHK installed) that monitors your joystick and pulls focus to the game window if needed.

Downloaded. and installed. I will let you know how it works out.

 

[Older Gamer]

Okay, so just tried this little API and I didn't get any more dead stick scenarios. So that's cool. Thank you for the help in solving this so quickly.

 

[aXeL]

Assuming you're not already doing so, if the on screen game was set to 'full screen' as opposed to windowed or borderless, would it still do this?

Also, thinking about 'causes' for a mo, is there any mileage in tools to monitor apps for focus switching e.g.
https://github.com/JocysCom/FocusLogger

and maybe dealing with the problem program.

It may not work and I may be talking complete fluff since I'm not having the issue myself.

 

[Older Gamer]

Thank you, but I started using AHK and that seems to have solved my problem.

but I will take a look at focus logger, just for fun