Skimming stops working...

Syill happens to me all the time. Im not sure what triggers it though, but I click on the events and back to the timeline and the viewer and it fixes it. I've had this bug since I can remember on multiple systems.

The app I switch to doesn't matter. I have FCPX running in full-screen mode. If I transition to another app and come back to FCPX, then skimming is gone.

I'm using FCPX 10.2.2 on OS X 10.11.3.

I switched between FCP and Safari, Pages, Numbers, iTunes, Evernote, 1Password, Calendar, and Maps and never once lost skimming when I returned to FCP.

What are you using to skim? What mouse? What trackpad?

On my system, the problem is absolutely related to Spaces. If I run FCPX in full-screen mode, transitioning to any other app means a change to another space. When I come back to FCPX, skimming no longer works. If I run FCPX in a space with a couple other apps, then I can switch between them and never loose skimming. But if I transition to an app in another space, then skimming stops working when I come back to FCPX.

I'm using the trackpad of my 15" Late 2013 rMBP.

I'm doing the same as you. Every app is in it's own space, all in full screen. Switching between them has no effect on skimming. I'm using a mis12 rMBP with a magic mouse.

I don't lose skimming even if I only use the trackpad.

Bizarre. I wonder what's different between your system and people like me who are reporting this problem.

Do you have an attached monitor?

No, using the internal display.

DDon't know. It seems to effect some systems, but is really hard to reproduce. I've taught in lots of classes with many, many machines, iMacs and MBPs, and never seen it.

Just installed the 10.2.3 update. Skimming is still broken if I move to another Space and come back to FCPX.

Clicking on a clip in the browser re-enables it. But why?

Andreas Yankopolus wrote:

Just installed the 10.2.3 update. Skimming is still broken if I move to another Space and come back to FCPX.

Clicking on a clip in the browser re-enables it. But why?

I tried this and I had the same issue. Switching to a different space and back to FCP X (in fullscreen) breaks skimming. The problem does NOT manifest itself if FCP X isn't in full screen.

This has been happening to me forever. It is definitely a spaces issue, and the way I fix is is to bring focus back on the app. I just click anywhere in the viewer window to "select" FCPX, and skimming is restored. It's a bug, but this workaround is absolutely painless.

Yes it does. Just happened to me and I wasn't in full screen. And for the record, bringing focus back to the app does not always resolve the problem. Clicking on media in the browser does however, for me personally.

Maybe this bug hasn't been fixed because almost no one here submitting feedback has any idea of what they're talking about. There's tons of misinformation in this thread! This issue also exists in iMovie, although it doesn't seem to raise its ugly head as often.

It happens still in 10.3 2016 so annoying. Everytime when I add a keyword with cmd+K.😕

When a bug affects all users, it is probably relatively easy to fix.

When a problem affects a small number of users, in different ways, as seems to be the case, it can very very hard to pin down. It can be a bug but it can be caused by something in the specific user setup, and they are all different.

You should send Apple detailed feedback. That is the only way they can be made aware of the problem.

You should also test on your side whether there may be something else involved.

Running on a new user account often does not show the same problem, which can suggest that the problem is caused by something specific to one's account.