JDK-8091670 : Add API for better control over keyboard focus
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: javafx
  • Sub-Component: controls
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Open
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Submitted: 2012-10-08
  • Updated: 2024-06-27
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Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8090456 - Focus Management
Relates :  
JDK-8292933 - Multiple focused components accepting keyboard input
Description
There is no concept of a "focus controller" currently available. The existing FocusModel class is only available for table/list/tree components. There should be a means for better control over keyboard focus, particularly for customising keyboard focus traversal.
For example - the Ensemble demo app has a network proxy dialog. While the dialog is visible, it is still possible to focus on nodes in the main app by tabbing. Ideally it should be possible to restrict focus traversal to just the proxy node.
Comments
There is the unofficial Parent.setImpl_traversalEngine(ParentTraversalEngine) which allows to set either a custom TraversalEngine or an already existing TraversalEngine with a custom Algorithm. Though, of course it's not optimal to have to rely on a private API (especially as it is slated for removal according to the deprecated tag). It lists RT-21209 as ticket, which unfortunately does not seem to be publicly accessible.
23-02-2015