Weird Technical Question

So, I have a sporadic issue, that has persisted for years, through four different computers, and no one I've asked has had any idea. Honestly, it's usually just an annoyance but when it happens at a crucial moment, like needing to click on something fast in a fight, it can be a real problem. So, I finally decided I'd ask here if anyone has any idea...

Setup: My current keybinds for the pertinent functions are:

Target nearest NPC or object: Z
Confirm: X
Ready chat window: Shift + Enter

The Issue: Randomly, on average two or three times a day, I will press 'X' (with or without something already targeted) and instead of confirming, it opens the chat window. I've tried changing Confirm to a different key, but the same thing just keeps happening. Any ideas?

This is just the UI's bad programming. The Confirm key is prone to focus issues. There's nothing you can do except press ESC a few times when you're having this problem, which should remove focus from the chat box and any other windows that might be open (the loot window or loot notification are particularly guilty of asserting focus at times that I don't want it to).

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Originally Posted by Rongway

This is just the UI's bad programming. The Confirm key is prone to focus issues. There's nothing you can do except press ESC a few times when you're having this problem, which should remove focus from the chat box and any other windows that might be open (the loot window or loot notification are particularly guilty of asserting focus at times that I don't want it to).

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Pretty much this.

The confirm key will activate something it sees as being "in focus". It's used heavily with controllers, so the mechanics weren't adjusted when it is used by people on kbm.

So it does things like that sometimes.