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Skip hidden text elements when tabbing through in text edit mode

  • November 10, 2024
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Brian_Saunders

When I’m updating lots of text (like in list items) I often use the tab key to quickly jump to the next text element and continue typing without having to use the mouse.

However, when I use the tab key to jump to the next text element in component instances, it jumps to the next text element in the layers list, even if that text element is hidden. This isn’t ideal, because I am trying to edit the next visible text element, and I have to tab through a lot of invisible items to get to the one I actually want to edit.

Is this the intended behavior? I don’t think it used to work like this but can’t remember for sure.

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Jeremy Miller

I agree with this request. We have some pretty advanced components in the design system with hidden layers depending on props. Our icons are text fields as well, which just adds to the things that can get focus from the tab press. It makes the ease of using tabs not worth it. 

 

I’d love for hidden layers to not get focus on tab.


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