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cameronmcefee
cameronmcefee
Inspiring
October 19, 2014
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[Bug?] How to use the Tab key in forms

  • October 19, 2014
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Ahoy!

The latest release of Photoshop has "broken" the native behavior of the Tab key in html panels. I'm not sure if this is a bug or just a new API I need to incorporate.

Expected behavior:

1. Focus into text field in a form

2. Hit the Tab key

3. The next field is focused.

Actual behavior

1. Focus into text field in a form

2. Hit the Tab key

3. Photoshop hides the application UI (Photoshop hotkey tab behavior).

Anyone happen to know if there's something that can be done about this?

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Correct answer J453

Hi Cameron,

Yes, sorry, this issue was introduced by an ill-advised change done for the InDesign team in order to handle the way extensions panels handle focus. The team is working on a fix.

2 replies

cameronmcefee
cameronmcefeeAuthor
Inspiring
December 28, 2014

Checking in. I noticed there are new updates available today but the issue persists.

J
J453
Legend
December 29, 2014

Hi Cameron, sorry, the bug fix is coming from a core CC team so it's taken a bit longer than we'd like. The integration should be in the very next update. I don't have an ETA at the moment that I can share publicly. Are you still in the beta? I can probably give you a better idea after the 1st of the year.

I
influence-by-desgin
Participant
February 25, 2016

Sure. The bug is known/logged/fixed and marked for integration. Ask Tai or Tom what the status is of the integration on the Photoshop side..


JeffreyTranberry‌ I'm having a related issue with a dialog in a JSX script. Previous to the latest UI changes I could use the tab key to get into the select box and make a selection by typing the first letter and or using the up down keys.

photoshop-script-send-to-group/Send to Group.jsx at master · christianmagill/photoshop-script-send-to-group · GitHub

J
J453Correct answer
Legend
October 20, 2014

Hi Cameron,

Yes, sorry, this issue was introduced by an ill-advised change done for the InDesign team in order to handle the way extensions panels handle focus. The team is working on a fix.

cameronmcefee
cameronmcefeeAuthor
Inspiring
October 20, 2014

Awesome, thanks, Jeff!

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