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1Password keeps blocking TextExpander [Secure Input]
TextExpander is one of those critical applications I use on my Mac (and iOS Devices) as important to me as 1Password, DefaultFolder, and a handful of others. What's driving me crazy is 1PassWord keeps blocking TextExpander and doesn't unblock it when it doesn't need to. I can understand why 1Password itself might not like applications snooping its text fields. I'm okay with that. But when it blocks TextExpander system-wide and then doesn't release it so that I can now no longer use TextExpander until I close 1Password and wait a few minutes, that's not acceptable. You need to fix this. I'm using the current Beta of 1Password 8.
1Password Version: 7.0.2
Extension Version: 2.1.4
OS Version: 12.0.1
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I just started running the 1Password 8 betas on macOS 12.2 to see if I wanted to stick with 1Password (I'm not a fan of Electron apps so seeing how it works and how much memory it uses compared to version 7). I now regularly have TextExpander not work and it seems to be 1Password's fault (although TextExpander can't always tell which process it is), If I quit 1Password, TextExpander works. It happens often (but not always) even if 1Password is running but not the app I'm currently using.
So I quite 1Password and then relaunched it and now it isn't blocking it. I'll keep and eye on it over the next few days.
Sounds good! Let us know if you find something out :)
I just tested it, and I had just launched TextExpander. And then I followed up with launching 1Password and it immediately blocked TextExpander. But this time, when I closed the window, it released TextExpander. Yesterday it wasn't releasing it.
So I quite 1Password and then relaunched it and now it isn't blocking it. I'll keep and eye on it over the next few days. TextExpander had a few hard crashes yesterday, but seems to be working again properly. So maybe it was something else going on?
Thanks for getting back to me.
Eric
1P_Ben1Password Team
Hi leicaman
I'm sorry for the trouble with Secure Input. Are you able to identify the circumstances where this occurs? For example — when it happens, is the 1Password window open? Is your cursor in the account password field, or is 1Password unlocked? If you close the 1Password window ( ⌘W ) is Secure Input released?
Please let me know what you're able to find. Thanks!
Ben
