Stabilize camera drag and Tab menu input

player/player.gd

@@ -466,11 +466,10 @@ var _catch_attachment_offset: Vector3 = Vector3(0.0, 0.08, 0.04)
 
 var _gravity: float = float(ProjectSettings.get_setting("physics/3d/default_gravity"))
 var _camera_dragging: bool = false
-var _camera_drag_button_held: bool = false
 var _camera_input_enabled: bool = true
 var _camera_drag_prior_mouse_mode: Input.MouseMode = Input.MOUSE_MODE_VISIBLE
-var _camera_drag_capture_pending: bool = false
-var _camera_drag_generation: int = 0
+var _camera_drag_pointer_origin: Vector2 = Vector2.ZERO
+var _camera_drag_restore_pointer: bool = false
 var _free_camera_active: bool = false
 var _free_camera_body: CharacterBody3D
 var _free_camera: Camera3D
@@ -1616,7 +1615,6 @@ func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 		return
 	var mouse_button := event as InputEventMouseButton
 	if mouse_button != null and event.is_action("camera_drag"):
-		_camera_drag_button_held = mouse_button.pressed
 		_set_camera_dragging(mouse_button.pressed)
 		return
 	var mouse_motion := event as InputEventMouseMotion
@@ -1626,7 +1624,6 @@ func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 		_rotate_free_camera(mouse_motion.screen_relative * mouse_sensitivity)
 	else:
 		_rotate_camera(mouse_motion.screen_relative * mouse_sensitivity)
-	_request_camera_drag_capture()
 
 
 func _notification(what: int) -> void:
@@ -1689,38 +1686,24 @@ func _set_camera_dragging(active: bool) -> void:
 	if _camera_dragging == active:
 		return
 	_camera_dragging = active
-	_camera_drag_generation += 1
-	_camera_drag_capture_pending = false
 	if active:
 		_camera_drag_prior_mouse_mode = Input.mouse_mode
+		_camera_drag_restore_pointer = _camera_drag_prior_mouse_mode in [
+			Input.MOUSE_MODE_VISIBLE,
+			Input.MOUSE_MODE_CONFINED,
+		]
+		if _camera_drag_restore_pointer:
+			_camera_drag_pointer_origin = get_viewport().get_mouse_position()
+		# Capture starts with the physical press, before any motion is applied.
+		# Switching modes after the first movement can synthesize a center warp
+		# in the middle of the drag and interrupt camera control.
+		Input.mouse_mode = Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED
 	else:
-		_camera_drag_button_held = false
 		if Input.mouse_mode == Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED:
 			Input.mouse_mode = _camera_drag_prior_mouse_mode
-
-
-func _request_camera_drag_capture() -> void:
-	if (
-		_camera_drag_capture_pending
-		or Input.mouse_mode == Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED
-	):
-		return
-	_camera_drag_capture_pending = true
-	_capture_camera_drag_pointer.call_deferred(_camera_drag_generation)
-
-
-func _capture_camera_drag_pointer(generation: int) -> void:
-	if generation != _camera_drag_generation:
-		return
-	_camera_drag_capture_pending = false
-	if (
-		not _camera_dragging
-		or not local_control_enabled
-		or not _is_camera_input_enabled()
-		or not _camera_drag_button_held
-	):
-		return
-	Input.mouse_mode = Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED
+		if _camera_drag_restore_pointer:
+			Input.warp_mouse(_camera_drag_pointer_origin)
+		_camera_drag_restore_pointer = false
 
 
 func _get_network_aware_speed() -> float:

tests/camera_drag_validation.gd

@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ func _run() -> void:
 	press.button_index = MOUSE_BUTTON_RIGHT
 	press.button_mask = MOUSE_BUTTON_MASK_RIGHT
 	press.pressed = true
-	player.call("_input", press)
+	Input.parse_input_event(press)
+	await process_frame
 	assert(bool(player.get("_camera_dragging")))
 	if DisplayServer.get_name() != "headless":
-		assert(Input.mouse_mode == Input.MOUSE_MODE_VISIBLE)
+		assert(Input.mouse_mode == Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED)
 
 	var yaw := player.get_node("%CameraYaw") as Node3D
 	var previous_yaw: float = yaw.rotation.y
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ func _run() -> void:
 	motion.button_mask = MOUSE_BUTTON_MASK_RIGHT
 	motion.relative = Vector2(18.0, -4.0)
 	motion.screen_relative = motion.relative
-	player.call("_input", motion)
-	assert(not is_equal_approx(yaw.rotation.y, previous_yaw))
+	Input.parse_input_event(motion)
 	await process_frame
+	assert(not is_equal_approx(yaw.rotation.y, previous_yaw))
 	assert(bool(player.get("_camera_dragging")))
 	if DisplayServer.get_name() != "headless":
 		assert(Input.mouse_mode == Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED)
@@ -41,12 +42,14 @@ func _run() -> void:
 	var release := InputEventMouseButton.new()
 	release.button_index = MOUSE_BUTTON_RIGHT
 	release.pressed = false
-	player.call("_input", release)
+	Input.parse_input_event(release)
+	await process_frame
 	assert(not bool(player.get("_camera_dragging")))
 	if DisplayServer.get_name() != "headless":
 		assert(Input.mouse_mode == Input.MOUSE_MODE_VISIBLE)
 
-	player.call("_input", press)
+	Input.parse_input_event(press)
+	await process_frame
 	assert(bool(player.get("_camera_dragging")))
 	player.notification(NOTIFICATION_APPLICATION_FOCUS_OUT)
 	assert(not bool(player.get("_camera_dragging")))

tests/controller_focus_presentation_validation.gd

@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@ func _run() -> void:
 		presentation.get("_neutral_focus_seed") == standard_button,
 		"the neutral menu focus seed did not remember the first action",
 	)
+	var player_menu_tab := InputEventKey.new()
+	player_menu_tab.physical_keycode = KEY_TAB
+	player_menu_tab.pressed = true
+	presentation._input(player_menu_tab)
+	await process_frame
+	_expect(
+		root.gui_get_focus_owner() == null,
+		"the default player-menu Tab was consumed as focus navigation",
+	)
+	_expect(
+		presentation.get("_neutral_focus_seed") == standard_button,
+		"the default player-menu Tab discarded the neutral focus seed",
+	)
 	var first_navigation := InputEventJoypadButton.new()
 	first_navigation.button_index = JOY_BUTTON_DPAD_DOWN
 	first_navigation.pressed = true

ui/controller_focus_presentation.gd

@@ -245,6 +245,12 @@ func _clear_directional_input_in_flight(generation: int) -> void:
 func _is_directional_navigation(event: InputEvent) -> bool:
 	if event is InputEventKey and (event as InputEventKey).echo:
 		return false
+	# Tab is both Godot's default ui_focus_next key and NETfishing's default
+	# player-menu binding. The global focus presenter must leave that gameplay
+	# action alone; otherwise a remembered neutral focus seed consumes the key
+	# before PlayerMenu can open or close.
+	if event is InputEventKey and event.is_action_pressed(&"open_backpack"):
+		return false
 	return (
 		event.is_action_pressed(&"ui_left")
 		or event.is_action_pressed(&"ui_right")