Microsoft/vscode

trackFocus is a busy loop

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#200,687 opened on Dec 12, 2023

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Description

This issue is still around and still paper cutting. One major offender is still trackFocus

_Originally posted by @jrieken

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Research direction
Examine the trackFocus function in the webview's preload script to understand why it runs in a busy loop. Then explore alternatives like event driven focus tracking or using requestAnimationFrame.
Tech stack
typescriptjavascripthtml
Domain
frontenddesktop
Issue type
Bug
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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JavaScriptTypeScriptGit
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70