PT 2018 - DTouch breaks Plugin/Bus-Search on Mac

[DAW-Support]

Hi!

I have a problem with PT2018.12 (but I think I had the same thing happening with .7, too).
With 2018.7 Avid introduced the possibility to search for Plug-Ins and Busses. Simply click on an insert slot (or a send slot), start typing and it will give you a result list where you can select the plugin (or bus). This is a tremendous workflow update, and while working on a PC with DTouch for the last half year this made a BIG difference in speed. Never want to go back

Since January I had to switch back to a Mac with High Sierra. Whenever I start DTouch it breaks the ability to directly search.
This is how it should work:
Click on an Insert-Slot:

Click on Insert Slot

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Simply without any other click start typing (I just typed SSL):

Type something

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...and it gives you a list.

When I start DTouch, it automatically changes the behaviour to this (also notice how the colour of the menu changes):
Click on an Insert-Slot:

Broken: Click on Insert Slot (different colour Menu!)

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Starting to type now only selects the Menu-Entry. Hitting "s" will select "search", hitting "R" will select "recall inserts"...and so on:

Broken: typing selects Menu Entries

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I am guessing that maybe has to do with the accessibility support of pro tools for visually impaired people? (But those wouldn't be using a touchscreen anyway...)

Already reached out to support three weeks ago but never got an answer. :-/

Can anyone confirm this behaviour? Am I missing something?

Cheers,
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[DT_bettinzana]

I am guessing that maybe has to do with the accessibility support of pro tools for visually impaired people? (But those wouldn't be using a touchscreen anyway...)

Yes, but the accessibility support is a trick to speed-up tasks on DTouch for PT on OS X. This is the reason why DTouch for PT is a lot better on OS X than on Windows.