Disabling the response to pressing the Tab-Key

Dear MATLAB Tech Support,

I am developing an application with a GUI that has multiple UI objects – buttons, lists, editfields, etc., and I would like to manage the changing of focus from one object to the next when pressing the “Tab” key based on my own requirements. Unfortunately, however, the built-in response to pressing the Tab-Key – cycling through the uifigure children based on their stack order – is interfering with what I am trying to do. Is there a way to disable the built-in response to the pressing of the Tab-Key so it does not interfere with my own process?

Thank you.

George

Answer 1

[Steven Lord]

FYI this is not the official Technical Support group. If you need to contact Technical Support directly please use this link.

But for your question about customizing the order in which the Tab key moves between components in an App Designer app, see the "Modify Tab Focus Order of Components" on this documentation page.

[George]

Thank you for the quick response Steven. I did actually look at that but it would not solve my problem. What I need is to disable the Tab-Key built-in response and implement my own apporach without interference from the built-in response. Disable the built-in response is what I need to do, and don't know how to do it.

Thanks again, and really appreciate the help.

George