How do I stop websites from stealing the focus of my text input?

[Kyza]

I am making a sort of overlay which has a text input, but certain websites--like this one and Bing's homepage--steal the focus of the text input as soon as I start typing in it. I tried resetting the focus when it is changed, but the text still types into whatever is stealing the focus.

[PhistucK]

Maybe try calling preventDefault() on the blur or focusout event?

(I guess they listen to keydown and then steal the focus, so in order not to annoy or lock the user, check whether keydown was not for pressing Tab first and then preventDefault() the blur/focusout event)

☆PhistucK

On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 6:31 PM Kyza <tyler...@gmail.com> wrote:

I am making a sort of overlay which has a text input, but certain websites--like this one and Bing's homepage--steal the focus of the text input as soon as I start typing in it. I tried resetting the focus when it is changed, but the text still types into whatever is stealing the focus.

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[Kyza]

I have tried the following in both the blur and focus out events.

event.preventDefault();

event.stopPropagation();

return false;

None of the above seem to work, the focus only returns if I call .focus() on the input. There are 2 problems with that:

1. I have the text input highlight itself on focus for ease of use, so every character it refocuses and deletes what was in it.
2. It is incredibly slow. And I am on a moderately fast computer as well.

On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 11:42:26 AM UTC-4, PhistucK wrote:

Maybe try calling preventDefault() on the blur or focusout event?

(I guess they listen to keydown and then steal the focus, so in order not to annoy or lock the user, check whether keydown was not for pressing Tab first and then preventDefault() the blur/focusout event)

☆PhistucK

On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 6:31 PM Kyza <tyler...@gmail.com> wrote:

I am making a sort of overlay which has a text input, but certain websites--like this one and Bing's homepage--steal the focus of the text input as soon as I start typing in it. I tried resetting the focus when it is changed, but the text still types into whatever is stealing the focus.

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[Kyza]

"None of the above seem to work"

How does that justify this as complete?

[PhistucK]

Do not mind this "mark as complete" or "marked complete"... I guess anyone can click on it.

☆PhistucK

On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 8:47 PM Kyza <tyler...@gmail.com> wrote:

"None of the above seem to work"

How does that justify this as complete?

On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 12:04:43 PM UTC-4, Kyza wrote:

I have tried the following in both the blur and focus out events.

event.preventDefault();

event.stopPropagation();

return false;

None of the above seem to work, the focus only returns if I call .focus() on the input. There are 2 problems with that:

1. I have the text input highlight itself on focus for ease of use, so every character it refocuses and deletes what was in it.
2. It is incredibly slow. And I am on a moderately fast computer as well.

On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 11:42:26 AM UTC-4, PhistucK wrote:

Maybe try calling preventDefault() on the blur or focusout event?

(I guess they listen to keydown and then steal the focus, so in order not to annoy or lock the user, check whether keydown was not for pressing Tab first and then preventDefault() the blur/focusout event)

☆PhistucK

On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 6:31 PM Kyza <tyler...@gmail.com> wrote:

I am making a sort of overlay which has a text input, but certain websites--like this one and Bing's homepage--steal the focus of the text input as soon as I start typing in it. I tried resetting the focus when it is changed, but the text still types into whatever is stealing the focus.

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[Kyza]

At this rate, I'll never get an answer--let alone a suggestion--since everyone passes this by because they think it is actually complete.

On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 1:50:12 PM UTC-4, PhistucK wrote:

Do not mind this "mark as complete" or "marked complete"... I guess anyone can click on it.

☆PhistucK

On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 8:47 PM Kyza <tyler...@gmail.com> wrote:

"None of the above seem to work"

How does that justify this as complete?

On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 12:04:43 PM UTC-4, Kyza wrote:

I have tried the following in both the blur and focus out events.

event.preventDefault();

event.stopPropagation();

return false;

None of the above seem to work, the focus only returns if I call .focus() on the input. There are 2 problems with that:

1. I have the text input highlight itself on focus for ease of use, so every character it refocuses and deletes what was in it.
2. It is incredibly slow. And I am on a moderately fast computer as well.

On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 11:42:26 AM UTC-4, PhistucK wrote:

Maybe try calling preventDefault() on the blur or focusout event?

(I guess they listen to keydown and then steal the focus, so in order not to annoy or lock the user, check whether keydown was not for pressing Tab first and then preventDefault() the blur/focusout event)

☆PhistucK

On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 6:31 PM Kyza <tyler...@gmail.com> wrote:

I am making a sort of overlay which has a text input, but certain websites--like this one and Bing's homepage--steal the focus of the text input as soon as I start typing in it. I tried resetting the focus when it is changed, but the text still types into whatever is stealing the focus.

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[PhistucK]

I think most people here subscribe to the group via e-mail, so they do not see this indication anyway.

Though I do suggest stackoverflow.com for a few reasons -

1. Larger audience (and a point system).

2. It is the official place for Chrome extension development support.

3. Your question is probably not relevant only to extensions (what if some library took the focus when you typed on your own website and you wanted to work around that?).

☆PhistucK

On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 9:28 PM Kyza <tyler...@gmail.com> wrote:

At this rate, I'll never get an answer--let alone a suggestion--since everyone passes this by because they think it is actually complete.

On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 1:50:12 PM UTC-4, PhistucK wrote:

Do not mind this "mark as complete" or "marked complete"... I guess anyone can click on it.

☆PhistucK

On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 8:47 PM Kyza <tyler...@gmail.com> wrote:

"None of the above seem to work"

How does that justify this as complete?

On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 12:04:43 PM UTC-4, Kyza wrote:

I have tried the following in both the blur and focus out events.

event.preventDefault();

event.stopPropagation();

return false;

None of the above seem to work, the focus only returns if I call .focus() on the input. There are 2 problems with that:

1. I have the text input highlight itself on focus for ease of use, so every character it refocuses and deletes what was in it.
2. It is incredibly slow. And I am on a moderately fast computer as well.

On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 11:42:26 AM UTC-4, PhistucK wrote:

Maybe try calling preventDefault() on the blur or focusout event?

(I guess they listen to keydown and then steal the focus, so in order not to annoy or lock the user, check whether keydown was not for pressing Tab first and then preventDefault() the blur/focusout event)

☆PhistucK

On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 6:31 PM Kyza <tyler...@gmail.com> wrote:

I am making a sort of overlay which has a text input, but certain websites--like this one and Bing's homepage--steal the focus of the text input as soon as I start typing in it. I tried resetting the focus when it is changed, but the text still types into whatever is stealing the focus.

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