JavaFX Disable arrow keys for TabPane but not children inside tabs










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I have several JFXTabPanes accross the application and they have mutliple tabs ...



They have inside StackPanes with multiple nodes each one . What i want is to disable the arrow key events for the JFXTabPanes and only allow them for the children inside the tabs .



I want to do that because sometimes when the user is pressing arrow keys inside the stackpanes children , then another tab is selected on the JFXTabPane which is annoying .



What i am doing so far.



tabPane.addEventFilter(KeyEvent.ANY, event -> 
if (event.getCode().isArrowKey())
System.out.println("Is arrow key");
event.consume();

);


And the children have their own key event listeners by they don't work anymore after i add the event filter on the tabPane :(



// -- KeyListeners 
someChildrenInsideTabPane.setOnKeyReleased(key ->
System.out.println("Key RELEASED");
if (key.getCode() == KeyCode.RIGHT)
nextSpectrumAnalyzer();
else if (key.getCode() == KeyCode.LEFT)
previousSpectrumAnalyzer();
);









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  • What happens if you consume the event in your onKeyReleased handler? That should stop the event from bubbling up to the tab pane and hopefully keep users from switching tabs.
    – Slaw
    Nov 11 at 13:59










  • @Slaw Good idea ... but should i consume it for each and every child : ) ?
    – GOXR3PLUS
    Nov 11 at 14:58











  • If by "every child" you mean every node within a single tab, I'd say no. You should be able to add a handler to the root node of the tab's content and consume the event there.
    – Slaw
    Nov 11 at 15:08










  • @Slaw Great i will try :)
    – GOXR3PLUS
    Nov 11 at 15:14















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I have several JFXTabPanes accross the application and they have mutliple tabs ...



They have inside StackPanes with multiple nodes each one . What i want is to disable the arrow key events for the JFXTabPanes and only allow them for the children inside the tabs .



I want to do that because sometimes when the user is pressing arrow keys inside the stackpanes children , then another tab is selected on the JFXTabPane which is annoying .



What i am doing so far.



tabPane.addEventFilter(KeyEvent.ANY, event -> 
if (event.getCode().isArrowKey())
System.out.println("Is arrow key");
event.consume();

);


And the children have their own key event listeners by they don't work anymore after i add the event filter on the tabPane :(



// -- KeyListeners 
someChildrenInsideTabPane.setOnKeyReleased(key ->
System.out.println("Key RELEASED");
if (key.getCode() == KeyCode.RIGHT)
nextSpectrumAnalyzer();
else if (key.getCode() == KeyCode.LEFT)
previousSpectrumAnalyzer();
);









share|improve this question





















  • What happens if you consume the event in your onKeyReleased handler? That should stop the event from bubbling up to the tab pane and hopefully keep users from switching tabs.
    – Slaw
    Nov 11 at 13:59










  • @Slaw Good idea ... but should i consume it for each and every child : ) ?
    – GOXR3PLUS
    Nov 11 at 14:58











  • If by "every child" you mean every node within a single tab, I'd say no. You should be able to add a handler to the root node of the tab's content and consume the event there.
    – Slaw
    Nov 11 at 15:08










  • @Slaw Great i will try :)
    – GOXR3PLUS
    Nov 11 at 15:14













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I have several JFXTabPanes accross the application and they have mutliple tabs ...



They have inside StackPanes with multiple nodes each one . What i want is to disable the arrow key events for the JFXTabPanes and only allow them for the children inside the tabs .



I want to do that because sometimes when the user is pressing arrow keys inside the stackpanes children , then another tab is selected on the JFXTabPane which is annoying .



What i am doing so far.



tabPane.addEventFilter(KeyEvent.ANY, event -> 
if (event.getCode().isArrowKey())
System.out.println("Is arrow key");
event.consume();

);


And the children have their own key event listeners by they don't work anymore after i add the event filter on the tabPane :(



// -- KeyListeners 
someChildrenInsideTabPane.setOnKeyReleased(key ->
System.out.println("Key RELEASED");
if (key.getCode() == KeyCode.RIGHT)
nextSpectrumAnalyzer();
else if (key.getCode() == KeyCode.LEFT)
previousSpectrumAnalyzer();
);









share|improve this question













I have several JFXTabPanes accross the application and they have mutliple tabs ...



They have inside StackPanes with multiple nodes each one . What i want is to disable the arrow key events for the JFXTabPanes and only allow them for the children inside the tabs .



I want to do that because sometimes when the user is pressing arrow keys inside the stackpanes children , then another tab is selected on the JFXTabPane which is annoying .



What i am doing so far.



tabPane.addEventFilter(KeyEvent.ANY, event -> 
if (event.getCode().isArrowKey())
System.out.println("Is arrow key");
event.consume();

);


And the children have their own key event listeners by they don't work anymore after i add the event filter on the tabPane :(



// -- KeyListeners 
someChildrenInsideTabPane.setOnKeyReleased(key ->
System.out.println("Key RELEASED");
if (key.getCode() == KeyCode.RIGHT)
nextSpectrumAnalyzer();
else if (key.getCode() == KeyCode.LEFT)
previousSpectrumAnalyzer();
);






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  • What happens if you consume the event in your onKeyReleased handler? That should stop the event from bubbling up to the tab pane and hopefully keep users from switching tabs.
    – Slaw
    Nov 11 at 13:59










  • @Slaw Good idea ... but should i consume it for each and every child : ) ?
    – GOXR3PLUS
    Nov 11 at 14:58











  • If by "every child" you mean every node within a single tab, I'd say no. You should be able to add a handler to the root node of the tab's content and consume the event there.
    – Slaw
    Nov 11 at 15:08










  • @Slaw Great i will try :)
    – GOXR3PLUS
    Nov 11 at 15:14
















  • What happens if you consume the event in your onKeyReleased handler? That should stop the event from bubbling up to the tab pane and hopefully keep users from switching tabs.
    – Slaw
    Nov 11 at 13:59










  • @Slaw Good idea ... but should i consume it for each and every child : ) ?
    – GOXR3PLUS
    Nov 11 at 14:58











  • If by "every child" you mean every node within a single tab, I'd say no. You should be able to add a handler to the root node of the tab's content and consume the event there.
    – Slaw
    Nov 11 at 15:08










  • @Slaw Great i will try :)
    – GOXR3PLUS
    Nov 11 at 15:14















What happens if you consume the event in your onKeyReleased handler? That should stop the event from bubbling up to the tab pane and hopefully keep users from switching tabs.
– Slaw
Nov 11 at 13:59




What happens if you consume the event in your onKeyReleased handler? That should stop the event from bubbling up to the tab pane and hopefully keep users from switching tabs.
– Slaw
Nov 11 at 13:59












@Slaw Good idea ... but should i consume it for each and every child : ) ?
– GOXR3PLUS
Nov 11 at 14:58





@Slaw Good idea ... but should i consume it for each and every child : ) ?
– GOXR3PLUS
Nov 11 at 14:58













If by "every child" you mean every node within a single tab, I'd say no. You should be able to add a handler to the root node of the tab's content and consume the event there.
– Slaw
Nov 11 at 15:08




If by "every child" you mean every node within a single tab, I'd say no. You should be able to add a handler to the root node of the tab's content and consume the event there.
– Slaw
Nov 11 at 15:08












@Slaw Great i will try :)
– GOXR3PLUS
Nov 11 at 15:14




@Slaw Great i will try :)
– GOXR3PLUS
Nov 11 at 15:14

















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