Button permanently in keyboard focus

[PeterFoerster]

Hi all,

just as I thought I've seen it all, this happens.

I built a user interface with some setup information as well as a button to connect/disconnect.

After that the user can enter command in a line. The line is a system string control set up for single line and also update while typing to trigger a value change event.

Here's my problem: When I hit enter, the keyboard focuses on the Connect/Disconnect button and disconnects my application.

What I've tried:

• reordering the tabbing order
• adding a key down event
• clicking on other buttons before writing in the string

The behavior I want is:

Enter text in string, press enter --> trigger string value change event

not focus on and press connect/disconnect button

ideally, keep focus on string, so the next command can be entered.

VI is attached it's written in 2012.0 f1.

I am grateful for all pointers and moral support in these trying times...

[Mancho00 · Accepted solution]

Sounds like your button is bound to <Return>.  Right-click on the control, select Properties, go to the Key Navigation tab, and remove the binding.

[Ben]

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@Mancho00 wrote:

Sounds like your button is bound to <Return>.  Right-click on the control, select Properties, go to the Key Navigation tab, and remove the binding.

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And also consider using a property node >>> FocusKeyBind to ...

When you get a "Command Key down" event and the character is NOT a Enter, set the FocusKeyBind for the command control.

When the key is an enter set the FocusKeyBind to the Boolean.

Ben

[PeterFoerster]

Oh for crying out loud! It was right there...

Thank you for your quick response!

I removed the key binding and on enter, I set the KeyFocus to true.

[Ben]

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@PeterFoerster wrote:

Oh for crying out loud! It was right there...

Thank you for your quick response!

I removed the key binding and on enter, I set the KeyFocus to true.

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It happens to all of us.

See here for an example of when I was brain dead.

Ben