"loss of focus" problem. *Testers Wanted* for possible permanent fix

[Vidiot]

I'm glad this seems to have helped some people. I wish I would have done some experimenting myself before restoring backup settings but I got too hasty. Anyway, I think it's safe to say changing the DOS window state to "minimized" should correct this problem for those people who are having the issue. Hopefully people will continue to post success stories here.

[raungst]

I'm not sure if I have the same problem as everyone else, but its definitely a focus problem related to MaLa. When I start up Mala (shelled), my CP doesn't respond. If I login via remote desktop (I don't have any other keyboard attached), and press a button, my CP will suddenly work. Sometimes, if I escape out of my start up video, the CP will work as well. But if I let the video go all the way through, it won't work anymore.

I recently did some updates to my roms, and briefly flirted with Hyperspin, but I don't think I did anything else to Mala. Someone else mentioned issues after messing around with Hyperspin, but I still think its just a coincidence.

Anyway, I can't get to the 1.4.5 beta because the website is down, but is this a similar issue to others? Will the beta address these issues? Is there anything else I can try?

Thanks!

[jasonbar]

FYI, I have MaLa's DOS Windows state set to "hidden", unlike the "minimized" selection that seems to be working great for other people.

I haven't had a MaLa loss of focus in ages.

Thanks,
-Jason