Text is typed backwards in Make scenario fields – Chrome

Questions
1

:bullseye: What is your goal?

To work with Make !

:thinking: What is the problem & what have you tried?

Hello,

I have a strange keyboard input issue in the Make scenario editor.

When I type manually into a field, each new character is inserted before the previous character, so the text appears backwards.

For example, when I try to type:

Message

I get something like:

egasseM

Copy/paste works correctly.

The issue only occurs in Make. My keyboard works normally everywhere else, including in Chrome.

I have already tested the following:

Google Chrome normal mode: the problem occurs
Chrome Incognito mode: typing works correctly
Disabled McAfee WebAdvisor: no change
Deleted cookies/site data for make.com and eu1.make.com: no change
Changed my Make profile locale from French: no change
The issue occurs in fields inside the Make scenario editor, for example Tools → Set variable → Variable name

Has anyone experienced this issue or found a solution?

It seems that in normal Chrome mode, the cursor/input position is being reset before each new character.

Thank you!

:clipboard: Error messages or input/output bundles

No error message. The issue is with keyboard input in the Make scenario editor UI.

:camera_with_flash: Screenshots (scenario flow, module settings, errors)

Bug with Make.docx (108 KB)

3

Hello @Christian9,

Almost certainly a browser extension. Your own test results point straight at it: Incognito disables extensions by default, and that’s the only situation where typing works.

Do you have other extensions that are active? Is the problem resolved when you disable them and reload Make?

Cheers,
Henk

4

Thank you for your reply.

I have now tested Chrome with all extensions disabled.

I only had two extensions enabled:

  • Google Docs Offline
  • McAfee WebAdvisor

I disabled both extensions, closed Make, reopened it in normal Chrome and tested again.

The problem is still exactly the same: text is typed in reverse order.

However, in Chrome Incognito mode, typing still works correctly.

So it seems that the difference between normal Chrome and Incognito mode is caused by something other than these extensions.

Do you have any other suggestions for what I should test?

5

Hi Christian, the only other thing I found is that disabling McAfee WebAdvisor may not be enough; the McAfee desktop suite can install multiple browser components, so check for a second McAfee entry in the list in chrome://extensions

Have you tried asking AI? I know this is not a real answer from me, but the problem is not Make related but somewhere in your browser.

Cheers,
Henk

6

Thank you. I performed another test.

I opened the same Make account and the same scenario in Microsoft Edge (normal browsing mode).

Typing works perfectly in Edge.

So my current results are:

  • Chrome normal mode: :cross_mark: text is typed backwards
  • Chrome normal mode with ALL extensions disabled: :cross_mark: same problem
  • Chrome Incognito mode: :white_check_mark: typing works normally
  • Microsoft Edge normal mode: :white_check_mark: typing works normally

Therefore, the issue appears to be specific to my normal Chrome environment, but it does not seem to be caused by an extension.

What would you recommend checking next in Chrome?

7

I am not sure to be honest, have you contacted Make support already? Maybe they have had similar situations in the past ..

You can open a ticket with the Customer Care team.

8

Thank you for trying to help me. It appears to be an issue with my Google installation. I have contacted Google and asked them to help me find a solution.

All the best!

9

Thanks, please if this is resolved share it here so the community can benefit :slight_smile: