Disable the tab key
I have TextFields in a column (one under each other). If I select a TextField clicking with the mouse on it, I can move to the next one pressing the tab key. How can I disable this?
Thanks in advance.
You really should not disable this as it's standard GUI practice. But, if you must, I can think of two ways:
One would be to setup a key listener that is active when somone is in any of those fields....if the key is tab, you eat up that key event.
or
set the controls isFocusTraversable() to false.
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Hey All,
I have a small progam with a small problem. My program is an applet with numerous textfields and I have implemented the KeyEvents event listener. What I want to have happened when I press the "Tab Key" is the cursor move from one tab to another, but when it goes to the next tab it clears out the text that is currently in the textfield. Take a look at my code segment that is giving me the problem.
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
if(NameField == e.getSource())
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SalaryField.setText(" ");
I know that is works if I replace "VK_TAB" with something else like "VK_A". "NameField" and "SalaryField" are the names of mt textfields. I am currently using Java SDK 1.3.1 to program in java program, but my browser uses JVM/Runtime Enviornment 1.4.1. When I run it with my broswer nothing happens when I press tab and some for the program that I am using to progam in. I did a search in the forum and came up with I have above, but still cannot it to work. When I read APIs on 1.4.1 and 1.3.1 that both said that
"Aside from those keys that are defined by the Java language (VK_ENTER, VK_BACK_SPACE, and VK_TAB), do not rely on the values of the VK_ constants. Sun reserves the right to change these values as needed to accomodate a wider range of keyboards in the future."
What is going on? How can I solve this problem?
Thanks,
Iceman
PS:
My Interface is swingHey All,
Thanks for the help I got to work when I ran it with my programming program, but when I run it in a browser using the current JVM the tab key does not work. What is wrong now? Or how am I to use FocusListener now, I tried to use the getOppositeComponent(, my complier says that it is not a method of FocusListener. Even though java says in the docmentation that it is. Can I get some more help here. The questions again is How can I tab in a applet?
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Ahoy!
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Here is a self-contained test program that illustrates the problem:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
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Tools tools;
public AnanyaCurves(Dimension windowSize)
Basics.ananyaCurves = this;
enableEvents(AWTEvent.WINDOW_EVENT_MASK);
setTitle("Ananya Curves");
tools = new Tools(this);
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int toolsWidth;
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ananyaCurves.requestFocus();
public void setVisible(boolean b)
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super.setVisible(b);
class Basics extends java.lang.Object
public static AnanyaCurves ananyaCurves;
public Basics()
class Tools extends JDialog
JToggleButton btnGrid;
JTextField textGrid;
JPanel panel;
public Tools(JFrame frame)
super(frame, "Tools", false);
enableEvents(AWTEvent.WINDOW_EVENT_MASK);
btnGrid = makeBtn("Grid");
textGrid = makeTextField();
panel = makePanel();
pack();
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JToggleButton btn = new JToggleButton();
btn.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(108, 24));
btn.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(108, 24));
btn.setText(name);
btn.setFont(new Font("Verdana", Font.PLAIN, 11));
btn.setMargin(new Insets(5, 10, 5, 10));
btn.setOpaque(true);
return btn;
public ACJTextField makeTextField()
ACJTextField textField = new ACJTextField();
textField.setFont(new Font("Verdana", Font.PLAIN, 12));
textField.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(108, 20));
textField.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(108, 20));
textField.setText("0.25");
textField.setEnabled(true);
return textField;
public JPanel makePanel()
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0, 0, 0, 0));
panel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(panel, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
panel.add(btnGrid);
panel.add(textGrid);
getContentPane().add(panel);
return panel;
class ACJTextField extends JTextField
KeyAdaption keyAdaption;
public ACJTextField()
super();
keyAdaption = new KeyAdaption();
this.addKeyListener(keyAdaption);
class KeyAdaption extends KeyAdapter
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent event)
int keyCode = event.getKeyCode();
if (keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_TAB)
Basics.ananyaCurves.requestFocus();
protected boolean processKeyBinding(KeyStroke keyStroke, KeyEvent keyEvent, int int2, boolean boolean3)
int keyCode = keyEvent.getKeyCode();
if (keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_TAB)
Basics.ananyaCurves.requestFocus();
return false;
return super.processKeyBinding(keyStroke, keyEvent, int2, boolean3);
}Thanks for looking at this.Wow, Michael, you work like magic! Thanks so much! I would be happy to give you a commercial key to my Ananya Curves program also once the second release is on my website. It's a program for drawing curves in an easier way without pulling on tangent lines, with all control points right on the curve. Just send me an email to [email protected] if you are interested!
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