Entering text in info panel loses focus

This problem is also discussed in this topic: How to enter multiple keywords in Photos

I made this response today:

You can drag at least 25 of the most used keywords to the top of the Keyword Manager window and they get assigned a letter key stroke for adding. I stopped at 25 but maybe more.

Thanks “BarelyFitz” for reporting this. I reported the same issue via Feedback Assistant back in February. No response. Every time I use Photos I run into it. I wondered if I was the only one who routinely tried to tag photos with multiple keywords. 

Today I decided to check the Apple forums: https://discussions.apple.com/search?q=photos+info+loses+focus finds 600 results!!

I guess it is not just me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hi

It is a pain in the neck.

A better method while this is how it works, is to use the Keyword Manager window. You can select multiple images and assign keywords to all of them as a group. Create and delete keywords etc. (Window>keyword manager)

TonyCollinet: note that selecting several photos and assigning the same keyword works the same whether you type in the keyword or click in the Keyword Manager.

But I find the Keyword Manager harder to use since I have about 500 keywords and it takes a lot of scrolling to find the one I want.

Thank you for asking this. I find it so frustrating as I try to enter data into the info field - after a few letters it just loses focus. Sometime it won't allow me to enter anything until I click back into another field first, then return to original place. How is this happening in 2021 with Photos, which has been around for many years? I will give feedback to Apple, with little to no confidence it will make any difference :/

That is true - but you can also assign multiple keywords. I agree that it doesn't work so well if you have hundreds of keywords