http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58953
Bug ID: 58953 Summary: Wine 10 steals all mouse input when playing any game Product: Wine Version: 10.18 Hardware: x86-64 OS: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: critical Priority: P2 Component: xinput Assignee: wine-bugs@list.winehq.org Reporter: shockwaves08@hotmail.com Distribution: ArchLinux
Issue: When launching any game with Wine 10 selected, the game steals all mouse cursor focus completely, and does not relinquish control if the user switches to a background app (i.e. Google Chrome and/or Discord). Makes any sort of multitasking in completely impossible until the game in question is closed.
In certain games, like Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced, the inverse is true; while mouse can be used in external apps, doing so completely shuts down ALL in-game input, whether by gamepad or mouse and keyboard, requiring a force-close and restart to restore normal functionality.
Expected Behavior, circa Wine 9 and earlier: Game relinquishes mouse cursor control when switching between currently-running apps, allowing for normal mouse control.
I already reported this same bug on Valve's Proton GitHub, but I figured I'd tackle this severe issue at the source too.