After a while the keyboard quits working. Glidepad continues to work fine.
For the last few months I have had a problem with Moneydance not recognizing key presses after a few minutes of operation. The glidepad continues to work fine. All I have to do to get it to start working again is close Moneydance and reopen it. I am using LMDE 7 on 2 different computers. Both do it. I don't have this problem with any other app.
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1 Posted by cascaddan on 21 Feb, 2026 08:08 PM
Ditto on no keyboard input. Duration about 2 weeks. Restart cures problem without any recurrence until next system restart.
I'm using Linux Mint 22.3 Zara X86_64 Desktop Cinnamon 6.6.4
ALL other running processes 'see' keyboard inputs.
Additionally, the window manager Mutter (Muffin) quits listing Moneydance as a running app in app switching operations when this occurs but MD is still present on the panel and responds to mouse input.
I'm sure an update of Linux / software 'broke' this (JDE?) but WHICH is far beyond my expertise.
Terminal: Sudo Apt List Money* result is "moneydance/now 2024.4.5253 all [installed,local]"
Thanks!
2 Posted by Ed F on 01 Mar, 2026 09:43 PM
Same here KB input stops after a couple entries. Sometimes one other times several. Running Linux Mnt 21.3 latest MD version as of this writing with sync enabled. I read previous users uninstalled zoom and ibus. I uninstalled zoom but not ibus and so far no issues however I only entered a few entries following the removal of zoom so it may be to early to say that’s it again or still.
3 Posted by jmrains on 02 Mar, 2026 12:25 AM
Update. I installed Fedora 43 Cinnamon on my spare laptop and used
Moneydance a lot over the weekend. Not one time did the keyboard quit.
I'm going back to my LMDE 7 laptop that has the problem (and a lot better
screen and sound) to see if it still does it.
Jerry
On Sun, Mar 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM Ed F <[email blocked]> wrote:
4 Posted by dwg on 02 Mar, 2026 12:39 AM
I would not think comparing LMDE to Fedora would be a comparison that could isolate a problem. LMDE is a Debian based distro as I am sure you are aware, whereas Fedora is not, the only thing the same is they are both using the Cinnamon Desktop environment.
A closer comparison I think would be LMDE to LM Cinnamon edition, the difference there being that there is an intermediate Ubuntu distro sitting between Debian and LM.
5 Posted by jmrains on 02 Mar, 2026 05:08 PM
What you say is true, however, it was getting difficult to use Moneydance
on LMDE 7. If anyone else has a similar problem, switching to fedora would
be a way to be able to continue using Moneydance without having to restart
it often. I thought that this information might help someone.
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6 Posted by Ed F on 03 Mar, 2026 05:07 PM
As a follow-up, since removing zoom workplaces I have not encountered any issues with the keyboard becoming non responsive. I reconciled several accounts without issue.
And now that I’m at my computer I’m running MD version 2024.4 (5253)
7 Posted by dwg on 03 Mar, 2026 08:46 PM
It has been observed in the past that Zoom causes problems.
8 Posted by Ed F on 05 Mar, 2026 03:46 AM
Is MD working on a resolution so it will play nice with Zoom?
9 Posted by Ed F on 06 Mar, 2026 03:46 PM
This comment was split into a new discussion: After a while the keyboard quits working. Glidepad continues to work fine.
Good Morning, It appears zoom isn't entirely the problem, or maybe not the problem, since this morning making entries MD stopped responding to keyboard again. Is there anything I can provide to help isolate and correct this issue?
System closed this discussion on 05 Jun, 2026 03:50 PM.
jmrains re-opened this discussion on 31 Aug, 2026 11:40 PM
10 Posted by jmrains on 01 Sep, 2026 12:04 AM
I got a new ASUS Vivobook_ASUSLaptop X1704ZA_X1704ZA v1.0 running Linux Mint 22.3 - Cinnamon 6.6.9 64-bit, X11 display server and 7.0.0-30-generic kernel
Everything I state in my post about my LMDE 7 is still true. My Fedora 44 Cinnamon laptop does not have this problem. I have also tried Moneydance with Ubuntu Cinnamon and it also has the keyboard quitting. Lots of users have reported this problem. When is someone from Support going to address this? I much prefer Linux Mint to Fedora. Please make it work.
11 Posted by CC-EFpublic on 01 Sep, 2026 02:40 PM
There are posts in Linux land about ibus causing problems with some Java based applications, so it does appear to be relatively common.
I have captured some notes:
The Linux IBus framework is compatible with Java applications, but historical issues have sometimes led to problems like lost keyboard input or issues with dead keys. These issues often relate to how older Java Swing applications handle the X Window System input method protocol (XIM) used by IBus.
Potential Issues and Workarounds
The primary issue encountered with IBus and Java applications (such as JetBrains IDEs or other Swing apps) has been the occasional "swallowing" of keyboard events.
• Keyboard Input Loss: Users of Java applications have reported the keyboard input stopping entirely after a period of use while IBus is running in the background.
• Dead Keys/Accented Characters: Typing accented characters (e.g., using a French keyboard layout's dead keys) sometimes does not work correctly in Java apps when IBus is the active input method system.
Solutions
Most modern Linux distributions and recent IBus versions have addressed these problems, often by changing default settings.
• Update IBus: Ensure you are using a recent version of IBus (version 1.5.11 or later has been cited as resolving many problems).
• Set IBUS_ENABLE_SYNC_MODE=1: Many issues were linked to IBus running in asynchronous mode (IBUS_ENABLE_SYNC_MODE=0). Setting this environment variable to 1 before launching the Java application often fixes the input problems. More recent versions of IBus use this mode by default.
• Use fcitx as an Alternative: If IBus continues to cause problems, some users recommend switching to an alternative input method framework like Fcitx (or Fcitx5), which may have better compatibility with certain Java environments.
• Check Java Version: Ensure your Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or OpenJDK installation is up-to-date.
By ensuring both your IBus and Java environments are reasonably current and correctly configured, IBus should work seamlessly to provide complex language input (like Japanese, Chinese, etc.) within Java applications.
Another possible solution is to install applications that require ibus by using different installation kits like Flatpaks so that all dependencies are locally handled.
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I got a new ASUS Vivobook_ASUSLaptop X1704ZA_X1704ZA v1.0 running Linux Mint 22.3 - Cinnamon 6.6.9 64-bit, X11 display server and 7.0.0-30-generic kernel
Everything I state in my post about my LMDE 7 is still true. My Fedora 44 Cinnamon laptop does not have this problem. I have also tried Moneydance with Ubuntu Cinnamon and it also has the keyboard quitting. Lots of users have reported this problem. When is someone from Support going to address this? I much prefer Linux Mint to Fedora. Please make it work.
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