This was in a version 3 app. I went ahead and upgraded it to version 4 and I don't have the same problem.
What I mean by the process is the user would run a query. For example a query by date range. The would get the form asking for the begin and end dates. Then click on search. The search query will complete if you keep your mouse on the search button, but any movement off of that button would make the search query stop running.
Again, I don't have the problem in Version 4.