Moneydance periodically stops accepting keyboard input
Periodically, maybe ever 45 minutes or so, Moneydance stops accepting keyboard input. I'm working along, editing imported transactions. Maybe I go to Chrome to go to the financial institution to double check something. Or maybe I go to another application. I go back to Moneydance and the keyboard does nothing. The mouse still works but I can't edit a transaction. I have to close Moneydance and reopen it.
Version: 2024.4
Linux Mint 22.3 Zena
Output from Dev console:
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Welcome to the interactive development console for Moneydance 2024.4(5253)
Java version: 21.0.5, Jython version: 2.7.2(final), running on Linux(6.8.0-94-generic) amd64(intel64)
Use the variable 'moneydance' to access Moneydance's API...
example: 'moneydance.getUI()' for the GUI, and 'moneydance.getCurrentAccountBook()' for the dataset
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31 Posted by D Stanley on 07 May, 2026 11:23 PM
I have the same problem and I have a new Linux Mint system.
I have to keep closing Moneydance and start it again.
32 Posted by dwg on 08 May, 2026 12:37 AM
Have you reviewed your system to see if zoom/ibus are installed?
33 Posted by ryan on 14 May, 2026 05:53 PM
After unsuccessfully trying the IBUS sync mode approach, I removed the package from my system. I still get the keyboard lockup occasionally. (Zoom is not installed either.)
34 Posted by Deena Stanley on 14 May, 2026 06:14 PM
Apologies, I wasout of the country without my computer. I will be back in
my office on Friday so I will check it then.
Deena Stanley, MBA
SSG, Retired Army
210-689-4262
35 Posted by Deena Stanley on 15 May, 2026 06:29 PM
Thanks for your recommendation. I have uninstalled Zoom and will see if
this fixes it.
36 Posted by dwg on 15 May, 2026 11:31 PM
Also make sure ibus has also been removed.
37 Posted by Bob Englert on 31 May, 2026 11:08 PM
I have found that removing ibus seems to solve the keyboard issue. If you need Zoom the Flatpack version appears to work well and does not cause the keyboard lockout issues.