Can't set focus on button

[david.wylie]

A button does not seem to have the focus() method (well, not in the autocompleter anyway).

[rickhurlbatt]

+1

This would be particularly useful for data entry forms and workflows

[stefano.menci]

Making forms more keyboard friendly

Two simple things would make the use of forms without mouse easier and more consistent with most desktop applications. When a form opens the first component (that can have the focus) should get the focus. I always do it with one line of code, but Anvil should do it automatically. Add the button default and cancel properties to the button (as in vb6) or the accept_button and cancel_button (as in .net) so the form can be submitted or cancelled by pressing enter or esc, without using the mou…

[hugetim]

I think AnvilAugment is supposed to make this possible, but I don’t see a description of how to do it in the augment docs. If anyone has succeeded in doing this, could you spell it out for me?

Thanks!

[stucork]

self.button_1.trigger("focus") should do it.

[hugetim]

That works, thanks! (Only need to correct the oddball quotation mark near the end.) I didn’t think it could be that simple.