Arrow keyboard keys close/open rich:tree

[takach]

We use rich tree to get data set for a structure using a code like that:

                        <rich:tree id="tree" style="width: 980px;" switchType="client" adviseNodeOpened="#{treeSettings.adviseNodesOpened}">
                            <rich:treeNodesAdaptor id="product" nodes="#{mybean.product}" var="product">
                                <rich:treeNode>
                                    <rich:simpleTogglePanel switchType="client" label="Product data" opened="#{treeSettings.leavesOpened}">
                                    </rich:simpleTogglePanel>
                                </rich:treeNode>

                                <rich:treeNodesAdaptor id="main_parts" nodes="#{product.mainparts}" var="mainpart" >
                                    <rich:treeNode>
                                        <rich:simpleTogglePanel ... >
                                        </rich:simpleTogglePanel>
                                     </rich:treeNode>

                                     <rich:treeNodesAdaptor id="sub_parts" nodes="#{product.subparts}" var="subpart" >
                                         <rich:treeNode>
                                             <rich:simpleTogglePanel ... >

                                             </rich:simpleTogglePanel>

                                          </rich:treeNode>

                                        <%--  More deep recursion...   --%>

                                     </rich:treeNodesAdaptor>

                                </rich:treeNodesAdaptor>

                              </rich:treeNodesAdaptor>

                            <rich:tree>

On the panels there are JSF input controls, including <h:inputText>. When I press an arrow key (left or right), then it opens/closes a subtree, even if an inputText component gets focus and the user want to use the arrow keys to position inside the textbox.

Is it possible somehow to change this functionality of the tree? In fact, I do not need keyboard shortcut at all, disable tham at all would be also a solution to my problem.

Where can I get info about this functionnig of the rich:tree component?

[ilya_shaikovsky]

just catch the event on input using standard event handlers and stop propagation using Event.stop(event);

[ilya_shaikovsky]

b.t.w. please check under 3.3.3CR1. As I remember there was such issue already. At least we have this one  https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/RF-7974. And during creation I checked inputs and them worked for me.

[takach]

Unfortunately the situation is the same with 3.3.3.CR1.

[takach]

Thank you for both tip!

I would prefer a new version of RichFaces that works without my JavaScript but unfortunately it is missing.

The call of Event.stop(event) is useful because I stop the hide/show messagePanel functionality of the arrow key press. Unfortunately it also makes any key press useless, the user is not able to fill in data into the inputText component.

I know I have to learn the way of enable the default event handling of the inputText (i.e. the characters will get into the textbox) and only after then stop the event bubling up. I start to learn how to do it.