TextInput in form, auto focus

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• Fab

  December 2021

  Hi @Ines_,

  Not sure how your code is implemented but check that you have included "focus=yes" in the setting of the text_input widget:

  For example:

  widget 0 2 1 1 text_input focus=yes return_accepts=yes stub="" var="[form_var]"

  If you didn't have this, I believe it might solve your problem.

  Best,

  Fabrice.

  
• Ines_

  December 2021

  Hi,

  Thank you for your answer.

  Actually, I tried:

  

  However, I have this error message:

  TypeError: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument 'focus'

  
  

  Inès
• Ines_

  December 2021

  Hey @Fab

  
  

  Your solution maybe work using OpenSesameScript, but do you have any clues about using this with a Python inline script ?

  
  

  Best regards,

  
  

  Inès
• Fab

  December 2021

  Hi @Ines_,

  I'm no expert with the forms/Python, but if you upload a basic working example with your form, I can take a look and see if I can come up with something.

  Best,

  Fabrice.

  
• Ines_

  December 2021

  Hi,

  Thank you for your answer!

  I'm adding an Opensesame file with the form. It's a form with textInput to enable participants to write their answers (names of items to remember in different positions in a list). They have to write lots of answers. Thus, it isn't ergonomic to have to click in the frame before to write.

  Complexe_span_task_form.osexp

  Best regards,

  
  

  Inès
• Fab

  December 2021

  Hi @Ines_,

  I poked around a little but no luck so far. As far as I can tell, the system's focus seems to be out of the whole task window, as if you press ESC when one the second screen (Response_part), OS does not register it until you click on the window.

  Even though you're not using Tkinter, one solution (https://forum.cogsci.nl/discussion/5172/problem-using-tkinter-interface) solves that latter problem - the window does appear to regain focus - , but I couldn't find a way to force the focus to a specific widget in Python. From what I read on the web, I think that using Tkinter to set up your form might make it easier (Tkinter objects appear to take a .focus() property), though it can bring its own focus issues

  I don't know enough about Python and the implementation of the widgets in OS to solve this one, but have you considered using the built-in form objects instead of creating it from Python? This would make the issue simpler as you'd just be able to use focus=yes option.

  Alternatively, the solution proposed here might also be an option, as it offers a way to create the widgets and emulate a mouse click on a specific object: https://forum.cogsci.nl/discussion/447/open-form-enter-button.

  Hope these pointers can be of help.

  Fabrice.

  
• Ines_

  December 2021

  Hi @Fab,

  Thank you very much for your elaborate answer!

  It was very usefull and it enabled me to resolve my issue.

  Thank you!

  
  

  Best,

  Inès