Shift-select gets stuck in Library view
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It's also possible that shift-click does resolve the bug when it happens on its own and I'm just being an idiot. I'll try shift-click next time and see if it works... assuming there'll be a next time ;)
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Sometimes, when in the library view, trying to click on another game results in a multi-select of every game between the previous game and the one I just selected (as if I had shift-clicked it). And getting rid of the multi-select is almost impossible. I could use my arrow keys, but that's just irritating when you have 100+ games. Closing the client window, switching to store and then back, shift-clicking, ctrl-clicking, nothing I do seems to get rid of it short of probably killing the server, which I would prefer to avoid. I attempted to take a screenshot (
import -window root) of it, but the bug went away seemingly as a result of me trying to take a screenshot.Expected Result - Naturally, I expect clicking a game to select only that game
Actual Result - Steam thinks shift is still down, and selects multiple games even if I press and release shift to let steam know it isn't pressed.
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The thing is, I have no idea how to reproduce this bug. It's unpredictable. When it happens, it's always unexpected. It's happened to me four times throughout different versions of the client and I have yet to find a pattern. If you have steam open for long enough (as in multiple days/weeks), it will eventually happen.
Due to the nature of the bug, I would suggest investigating the code that executes when you press shift. If it activates a flag variable, it's probably getting stuck due to the user, you know, using their OS.
That said, I have found one way to reproduce the bug, though it is unreliable and I'm able to resolve it with a shift click:
Configure your window manager to move a window to a different view with a key combo that includes shift (DWM is the easiest way: e.g. Alt+Shift+6).
Open another window, like a terminal, in the same workspace/tag as steam.
Move both the second window and steam to the other workspace/tag
Attempt to click on a game
If the bug doesn't happen, repeat steps 3-4 until it does.
Like I said, you're probably better off investigating the source code. There's probably an edge case in there that wasn't checked.