Modal Window Enter Closing

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#1

I have a TextArea in a modal window. When I click the Enter key to insert a paragraph return, the window closes. How do I prevent this?

#2

Can you share an example? I tried to replicate what you wrote but I can’t, I can click the Enter key and insert a paragraph return, don’t know what I’m missing.

#3

You probably have a button to close the window? Is that button set to Default?

#4

That’s it Bob. I have 2 buttons - Cancel & Save, both were set to default. Unchecked both and no problem.

I looked in documentation to find the meaning of the various properties of controls in the Inspector, but I can’t find anything?

#5

A Default button uses the Enter key as shortcut to press it. On MacOS this will have a blue highlight and you should never have more than one default button.

The Cancel button will use the Escape key as a shortcut to press it.

#6

Weird, the only way I can replicate this by adding a default button is to set TextArea Multiline to False. If I have multiline, then pressing Enter key will add a line in the TextArea and will not click the Default button.

#7

Because the cancel button was set to default and the action was Self.Close

#8

I added 2 buttons, Ok and Cancel, both default, both with action Self.Close, if I have TextArea as multiline, I can press enter and it works correctly (new line and window stay open). I don’t know what I’m doing different than you.

Glad your code is working now.

#9

Is there a way I can upload a sample project here so you can see it?

#10

If you have Dropbox you can post a link to share your file. Or upload to other sharing site and post the link.

#11

See if this link works:

Modal Test Project

#12

It behaves the same as my test.
Tested on macOS 10.12.6 hardware, macOS 10.14.5 VM, Windows 10 VM and Windows 7 VM.

I don’t understand why, when you press return the window closes and for me it puts a new line in textarea. Sorry.

#13

I’m using Windows 10. Oh well. At least I know how to resolve it now.

#14