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Question by SmooveB · Sep 09, 2016 at 04:02 PM · editortextfieldhotkeys

Can't type anything in inspector

I can't type or select any text field in the inspector. q w e r t y keys select selection type (move, rotate, etc) instead of typing.

Probably a dumb question but I have googled and searched extensively and can't find a whiff of a solution.

I assume I have entered some kind of special hotkey mode. Typing works fine in other programs. Don't have scroll lock or anything enabled.

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avatar image SmooveB · Sep 09, 2016 at 04:06 PM 0
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5.3.5f1 btw

avatar image UmairEm SmooveB · Sep 09, 2016 at 04:22 PM 0
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Turn it off and on again : restart Unity -> doesn't work? restart computer.

avatar image SmooveB UmairEm · Sep 09, 2016 at 06:45 PM 0
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Turn off does not work. Restarting computer does not work.

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Answer by ramaelHiq · Mar 24, 2020 at 04:41 PM

Same problem here. Easy work around that works for me (haven't restarted the program yet) is:

  1. Move out the Game tab to another desktop (on another monitor in my case)

  2. Simply click anywhere in that Game tab screen (where the game usually plays)

  3. Now come back to the Inspector in the editor and typing now works

FYI: Clicking and dragging on the label to change number values still works for some reason even when there is no ability to type, e.g. in the Rect Transform, if you mouse click and hold on e.g. Pos X and then drag in left or right direction.

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avatar image ErkanAkin · May 27, 2020 at 08:30 AM 0
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It worked thank you.

avatar image JasonZGames · Jul 27, 2020 at 12:57 AM 0
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Lol i just moved the game tab and it is fine!

avatar image JasonZGames · Jul 27, 2020 at 12:59 AM 1
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It seems like the game tab has to be floating/not docked to the editor or else it will not work. But just restart the editor. Im using 2020.1

avatar image OlafsOsh · Nov 13, 2020 at 07:49 PM 0
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Worked here as well. Thank you! Such a weird issue, I was not even sure how to google it :)

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Answer by MrGreenish · Dec 09, 2019 at 08:37 AM

I have the same issue. It worked a few weeks ago but then the problem appeared out of the blue. There is a workaround that works for me.

  1. Go to the Asset store tab. 1b Click in the search bar but do not type anything.

  2. Click the Game view tab. 2b Click somewhere in the game view but not on any game object (click somewhere on the skybox or something)

  3. Click on the Asset store tab again but do not click anywhere else. 3b Start typing. Yay, you did it! I think it's because Unity won't stop listening for shortcut commands when you go from the Scene view to the asset store tab. But If you go to the Game view and click in it Unity will stop listening for shortcut commands.

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That worked! Thank you! For me, opening the asset store tab was enough. Open it, close it, type again freely.

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Answer by SmooveB · Sep 09, 2016 at 04:44 PM

Well, still no idea what the cause was but fixed the problem by reinstalling. Now 5.4.03f

Edit: Actually: Had to go back to 5.3 versions because 5.4 broke everything. When I reinstalled 5.3 I had the same problem again. Seems like a bug.

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Answer by unity_Lm9iTMQ8Dinz_A · May 22, 2018 at 12:11 AM

If you made a backup then close Unity, delete all .meta files then open Unity. It won't work the first time, but when you open it again it will work.

Tip: go to the folder of your project and type in search "ext:meta" no quotation marks. It will find all meta files.

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Answer by TenFiddy · Nov 03, 2019 at 06:59 PM

This just happened to me....

In my case it was the keyboard drivers / lack of. I have a logitech gaming keyboard. But I did not install the software. I just let the generic drivers do their thing. Anyways, I put in the logitech software, and I assume drivers, and it worked.

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