Tabbing through text_fields and text_areas on forms

Classic Servoy
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it isn’t a normal key binding or key listening that do the trick
It is a special focus traversel key stroke that must be registered.

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I saw code for disabling the built-in traversal keys and then defining your own. For example, is this worth anything (I don’t know Java at all):

JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea(..) 
Set backward = new HashSet(); 
backward.add(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("shift TAB")); 
textArea.setFocusTraversalKeys(KeyboardFocusManager 
       .BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, backward); 
Set forward  = new HashSet(); 
forward.add(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("TAB")); 
textArea.setFocusTraversalKeys(KeyboardFocusManager 
                .FORWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, forward);

Here’s a similar example with more explanation:
http://www.javalobby.org/java/forums/t20457.html

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FYI: here’s the response to my support ticket…

Status: closed-won’t fix
Resolution: This behaviour is default behaviour as supplied by Java, and is the same as found on your OS

Very frustrating.

Jim

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Very frustrating

Agreed, Jim. It’s not a standard in the non-Java world, but at least Johan’s been kind enough to look into this, so don’t give up just yet. Now, if we could only bribe Marcel…or Johan :) We could take up a collection. One case of their favorite beer.

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Guys this:

One case of their favorite beer.

Is really only the beginning of a bribe and should be adressed to both Johan and me no matter who is going to implement it :)

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hahahaha. I just found out yesterday that I’m going to be attending ServoyWorld, so perhaps during the conference we can discuss the bribe in more detail with fellow Servoy developers.

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Great Sean, look forward to meeting you :)