Enter key press instead of tab key

I want to use enter key Instead of tab key in my page to move to next item
Please answer in detail steps because i am new to apex and especially to Javascript

I strongly advice against using an app like this.
I always play by the rule not to re-invent the wheel.
Try to convince the user from the new possibilities and the fact that tabbing is a default procedure.
You'll see that this will be easier than actually programming the enter-key to act like the TAB key.
I you really need to do this, then you'll need to do something like this
http://thinksimply.com/blog/jquery-enter-tab
good luck!
Regards,
Richard
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Enter key instead of TAB key

Hi folks,
I'd like to make the ENTER key behave the same way as the TAB key in
the system I'm developing. I thought I would be able to do it by setting
the ENTER as a function key (using Window.SetAsFunctionKey), and
then after detecting an ENTER key press, request focus on the current
fieldwidget's 'NextTabField'. However, this attribute defaults to NIL unless
you override the default TAB sequence. And I don't really fancy setting
the Next and Prev TabField for every onscreen field.
Anyone done this before using a simpler method?
By the way, I don't really want to get into a long thread about whether it is
good practice to bypass Windows (TM) standards or not. We require
fast data entry, and keyboard entry is essential for that.
Cheers,
Duncan Kinnear,
McCarthy and Associates, Email: [email protected]
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Duncan,
The application we are building will replace legacy application and had similar
requirements to accommodate the current users. We solved this problem by creating a
special frame, appropriately named as the "Terminal Frame". It is distributed as
part of the Scaffolds framework.
The Terminal frame implements ENTER instead of TAB key. As you know the tabbing
order in a terminal frame (top to bottom, left to right) is different than windows
tabbing order (left to right, top to bottom). The Terminal frame solves the tabbing
problem by constructing a "field traverse list" which includes all the fields in a
window including nested views ordered according to their X,Y co-ordinates. It is a
recursive method works on the same lines as described by Sakharov, Nickolay in
earlier mail. The method also sets the NextTabField, PrevTabField references for
each field in the traverse list.
This framework is working very well for us. In a terminal frame world, you still
have some user training issues as some of the fields (OutlineField, DropList,
ArrayField, CheckBoxe etc.) behave differently for ENTER and TAB keys. But these
are minimal compared to a complete change in style.
Hope this is helpful.
Good Luck,
Shirish
Duncan Kinnear wrote:
On 22 Jun 99, at 23:47, Jeanne Hesler wrote:
Do the math on this one. Be sure your users understand the cost and the
lack of payback. I have no problem going against common practice when
there is a good reason, but this reason just doesn't add up. Even if it
did slow them down, which it won't, they would never lose enough time to be
worth the work that it would take to implement.Jeanne,
Thanks for your reply (even though it doesn't help me!).
Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating we abandon the TAB key
functionality in favour of the ENTER key. I just want to ADD the ENTER
key as a navigational aid for our 'legacy' users (and we have many). If it
is done right, there should be no need to tell the user about it. Their
transition to the new product would be virtually painless.
Since I posted my original question I've realised that the cost of
implementation is actually fairly low. And this is why. I have just
discovered that the default tab order defined by Forte (left to right, top to
bottom) is essentially useless for most of the windows we will be creating.
Therefore, we will need to override it by explicitly setting the
"NextTabField" and "PrevTabField" attributes of our input fields in virtually
every window. As I am writing the framework for our new product, I will
have to implement the facility to do this in the framework itself. And if we
have our tab order defined, then adding the ENTER key functionality is
minimal extra effort (see my original post). In fact, if I implement it in my
"CoreWindow" (the root of my windows framework inheritence tree), then
no-one will ever have to deal with it again.
The TAB key is not even much of a windows data-entry standard. Many
of our customers have defined secondary systems using Microsoft
Access, and it uses the ENTER key (along with the TAB key) to move
from field to field. Will these customers not complain that they cannot
use the ENTER key to move between fields if we don't implement it?
As we do not have the resources to completely rewrite our existing
COBOL system (over 2 million lines of code) in one go. We will be rolling
out the new system module by module. This means that a lot of our users
will be switching between the new windows interface and the text-based
unix telnet sessions. When I switch back and forth between windows
editors and 'vi' on the unix host, I experience first-hand how mixed
navigational facilities can hamper productivity!
Anyway, I was just hoping there might be a little setting somewhere in
Forte to switch this on, but as no-one has pointed it out, it seems unlikely.
Thanks again for your input, lively discussion is always welcome.
Cheers,
Duncan Kinnear,
McCarthy and Associates, Email: [email protected]
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Making ENTER key act as a TAB key.

I have a version problem that I could not solve. My goal is using ENTER key as TAB key.
In java version 1.3.X my code is working properly.It is like the code below
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_ENTER) e.setKeyCode(KeyEvent.VK_TAB);
In java version 1.4.X it is not working. Can anybody help me please?

Thanks a lot. It is really a good document that everybody should read.
I have copied some portion of it for others searching about this topic.It is below.
KeyListeners installed on Components will no longer see KeyEvents that map to focus traversal operations. Previously, AWT Components saw these events and had an opportunity to consume them before the AWT initiated focus traversal. Code that requires this functionality should instead disable focus traversal keys on its Components and handle focus traversal itself. Alternately, the code can use an AWTEventListener or KeyEventDispatcher to pre-listen to all KeyEvents.

Enter key to act like tab key in JTable

I have programmed a JTable application. I want that if I press 'Enter' key in the JTable cell, the cell at right side may be selected after validating input. Similarly, when I press 'Enter' in the right most cell, the first cell of the next row may be selected after validating input.
In other words, I like 'Enter' key to behave as forward navigational key in JTable cells like 'Tab' key, however, after validating input.
The following is the piece of code which is not working for me. Though, it changes selection border to the next cell on pressing enter, but the focus is not shifted and editing remains in the current cell.
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r+=1;
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Mujjahid

KeyStroke tab = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_TAB, 0);
KeyStroke enter = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER, 0);
InputMap im = table.getInputMap(JTable.WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT);
im.put(enter, im.get(tab));

Shouldn't this Enter Key do same as Tab key?

I am trying to have the Enter key switch the focus between these 2 JTextField. (like the Tab key), but I can't get it to work.
Any advice, please?
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
class TestGUI extends JFrame{
     JPanel panel = new JPanel();
     JTextField field01 = new JTextField("Test 1");
     JTextField field02 = new JTextField("Test 2");
     TestGUI(){
          setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          panel.add(field01);
          panel.add(field02);
          getContentPane().add(panel);
          field01.setBounds (125,120,23, 50);
          field02.setBounds (100,120,23, 50);
          setBounds(200,50, 300, 300);
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          KeyStroke enter = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER, 0);
          InputMap im = field01.getInputMap(JTextField.WHEN_FOCUSED);
          im.put(enter, im.get(tab));
          addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
               public void windowActivated(WindowEvent e) {
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But how could I get rid of the warning for unchecked operations, when I am compiling it?
Set<AWTKeyStroke> keystrokes = new HashSet<AWTKeyStroke>();And if you have more than two fields on the panel which all should react to <Return>, use setFocusTraversalKeys(...) once for the panel; there's no need to attach it to each field.
And there's no need to add a windowListener to place the cursor. Just put the line
field01.requestFocusInWindow();after setVisible(true);

Since Last 15 days, whenever I press 'shift' or 'tab' key, a sidebar opens automatically in browser. So what could be the solution to turnoff this shortcut.

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Try using Firefox's safemode does that help ?
* [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]]
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* use Tools -> Add-ons -> Plugins <br/> and disable each one, you may then need to restart.
Possibly a screenshot of the sidebar would help us to understand what you are seeing
* [[How do I create a screenshot of my problem?]]
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How to alter behaviour of pressing enter key to tab key?

Hi! I want to alter the behaviour when pressing the enter key so it acts like pressing the tab key in a JTextField. That is pressing the enter key will transfer the cursor to the next field instead of the cursor just staying in the current field.
Thanks in advance.
rralilin

Hi,
there are more than one way to do this:
1. use an ActionListener and transfer the focus in its actionPerformed(...) method - good for one or a few JTextFields - if there are more, try ...
2. prelisten the key events via the new KeyboardFocusManager und replace the corresponding key event by a Tab-key-event and redispatch it - this approach enables you, to handle this new behavior for all JTextFields in one central position - possible since JDK 1.4
Hope, this helps
greetings Marsian

Enter key as Tab Key in a JTable

How can I have the Enter Key act as a Tab Key in a JTable?

thnx...but I already solved my problem. In case someone has the same problem:
final InputMap im = table.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT);
final KeyStroke key = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER, 0, false);
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The correct approach to intercept TAB key

Dear Experts,
I have developed a GUI out of javax.swing. The GUI consists of JFrame, several JPanels and javax components, such as JTextField, JLabel, JComboBox, JTable and many more.
Now, I want to change the behavior when user presses TAB key. By default TAB key moves focus from a component to another component. How can I disable this?
I come to two alternatives that I am not sure which one is the correct approach. Could you please advise me?
Alternative 1.
Use key binding on GlassPane.
Alternative 2.
Use event-handling on GlassPane.
If those alternatives are not the best one, could you please provide another alternative?
I have tried the following, but they didn't work...
Action doNothing = new AbstractAction() {
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cmbPCode.getInputMap().put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_TAB, 0), "doNothing");
cmbPCode.getActionMap().put("doNothing", doNothing);or
getRootPane().getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_TAB, 0), "doNothing");
getRootPane().getActionMap().put("doNothing", doNothing);where cmbPCode is a JComboBox that receives focus when the GUI shows up.
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Patrick
Edited by: Patrick_Stiady on Mar 31, 2009 6:51 AM

Thank you for the advice. I am developing an application where the user is not computer literated, so that I have to limit functional key as many as possible and only allow several keys to be active. For example, I don't want TAB key to change the focus, instead I want TAB key to do nothing.
I have tried keybinding, because I think this is the most relevant, but somehow I failed to recognize which component should be bound with keybinding. I have tried to change the input map of the component that receives the focus when the GUI is displayed (cmbPCode) as can be seen on my first post. I also tried to change the input map of the root pane. Both are not successful.
Now, I wonder whether
1. it does not work because the key is not consume()?
2. Or should I use key listener, which I would only use if keybinding were unable to serve my goal?
3. Or should I learn how to intercept key on the glass pane?
4. Is keybinding able to nullify default action, such as changing focus by TAB key? I am asking this, because I'm going to nullify other important key such as ENTER key.
Thank you for any guidance,
Patrick

How to recognize the tab key in a JTextField

I have a drawing program with a main window and a tools palette, which is a JDialog. The tools palette has JToggleButtons and one JTextField. When you have the focus in the JTextField and you press tab repeatedly, it tabs through all the JToggleButtons and then back into the JTextField.
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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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Usually，the most end users select partners name or code by the Tab key or pickers, how can I disable Tab key? I want users to select a partner by user-defined values.
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We donu2019t have a provision for disable the tab key in B1.
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Senthil Maruthappan.
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Edited by: Senthil Maruthappan on Jul 4, 2009 11:16 AM

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