# Text input won't wait for "Tab"-Key

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-wont-wait-for-tab-key/52247>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** node-red-dashboard\
**Created:** [15 October 2021 07:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-wont-wait-for-tab-key/52247 "2021-10-15T07:44:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![gebuhl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@gebuhl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gebuhl)\
**Post date:** [15 October 2021 07:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-wont-wait-for-tab-key/52247/1 "2021-10-15T07:44:21Z")

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I configured my text input nodes to wait for "Enter" or "Tab" key.  
But with the update to 3.0.4, only "Enter" key is working.

I'm using this function to let the user enter some data and enable a button.

Here is a simple sample code.

```auto
[
    {
        "id": "2fcdfd6521a42f1f",
        "type": "tab",
        "label": "Flow 1",
        "disabled": false,
        "info": ""
    },
    {
        "id": "8492e5df30b414e8",
        "type": "ui_base",
        "theme": {
            "name": "theme-light",
            "lightTheme": {
                "default": "#0094CE",
                "baseColor": "#0094CE",
                "baseFont": "-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif",
                "edited": false
            },
            "darkTheme": {
                "default": "#097479",
                "baseColor": "#097479",
                "baseFont": "-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif",
                "edited": false
            },
            "customTheme": {
                "name": "Untitled Theme 1",
                "default": "#4B7930",
                "baseColor": "#4B7930",
                "baseFont": "-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif"
            },
            "themeState": {
                "base-color": {
                    "default": "#0094CE",
                    "value": "#0094CE",
                    "edited": false
                },
                "page-titlebar-backgroundColor": {
                    "value": "#0094CE",
                    "edited": false
                },
                "page-backgroundColor": {
                    "value": "#fafafa",
                    "edited": false
                },
                "page-sidebar-backgroundColor": {
                    "value": "#ffffff",
                    "edited": false
                },
                "group-textColor": {
                    "value": "#1bbfff",
                    "edited": false
                },
                "group-borderColor": {
                    "value": "#ffffff",
                    "edited": false
                },
                "group-backgroundColor": {
                    "value": "#ffffff",
                    "edited": false
                },
                "widget-textColor": {
                    "value": "#111111",
                    "edited": false
                },
                "widget-backgroundColor": {
                    "value": "#0094ce",
                    "edited": false
                },
                "widget-borderColor": {
                    "value": "#ffffff",
                    "edited": false
                },
                "base-font": {
                    "value": "-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif"
                }
            },
            "angularTheme": {
                "primary": "indigo",
                "accents": "blue",
                "warn": "red",
                "background": "grey",
                "palette": "light"
            }
        },
        "site": {
            "name": "Node-RED Dashboard",
            "hideToolbar": "false",
            "allowSwipe": "false",
            "lockMenu": "false",
            "allowTempTheme": "true",
            "dateFormat": "DD.MM.YYYY",
            "sizes": {
                "sx": 48,
                "sy": 48,
                "gx": 6,
                "gy": 6,
                "cx": 6,
                "cy": 6,
                "px": 0,
                "py": 0
            }
        }
    },
    {
        "id": "3c07ee1f45a9c90d",
        "type": "ui_tab",
        "name": "Tab 1",
        "icon": "dashboard",
        "order": 1
    },
    {
        "id": "18874cbe086c3ea5",
        "type": "ui_group",
        "name": "Group 1",
        "tab": "3c07ee1f45a9c90d",
        "order": 1,
        "disp": true,
        "width": 6
    },
    {
        "id": "4a2bd36eed7d957c",
        "type": "ui_text_input",
        "z": "2fcdfd6521a42f1f",
        "name": "input1",
        "label": "Input1",
        "tooltip": "",
        "group": "18874cbe086c3ea5",
        "order": 1,
        "width": 0,
        "height": 0,
        "passthru": true,
        "mode": "text",
        "delay": "0",
        "topic": "input1",
        "sendOnBlur": true,
        "topicType": "msg",
        "x": 410,
        "y": 120,
        "wires": [
            [
                "148b8619503157b1"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "7755ecce4d61c5c1",
        "type": "ui_button",
        "z": "2fcdfd6521a42f1f",
        "name": "clear",
        "group": "18874cbe086c3ea5",
        "order": 0,
        "width": 0,
        "height": 0,
        "passthru": false,
        "label": "clear",
        "tooltip": "",
        "color": "",
        "bgcolor": "",
        "className": "",
        "icon": "clear",
        "payload": "",
        "payloadType": "str",
        "topic": "clear",
        "topicType": "msg",
        "x": 90,
        "y": 120,
        "wires": [
            [
                "950e758d953d3fe0"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "7e1f0eadf9f79383",
        "type": "ui_button",
        "z": "2fcdfd6521a42f1f",
        "name": "",
        "group": "18874cbe086c3ea5",
        "order": 2,
        "width": 0,
        "height": 0,
        "passthru": false,
        "label": "button",
        "tooltip": "",
        "color": "",
        "bgcolor": "",
        "className": "",
        "icon": "",
        "payload": "",
        "payloadType": "str",
        "topic": "topic",
        "topicType": "msg",
        "x": 730,
        "y": 120,
        "wires": [
            []
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "148b8619503157b1",
        "type": "function",
        "z": "2fcdfd6521a42f1f",
        "name": "check input",
        "func": "let msgButton = {'enabled': false, 'payload': ''};\n\nif (msg.topic !== 'clear') {\n msgButton.enabled = true;\n}\n\nreturn msgButton;",
        "outputs": 1,
        "noerr": 0,
        "initialize": "",
        "finalize": "",
        "libs": [],
        "x": 570,
        "y": 120,
        "wires": [
            [
                "7e1f0eadf9f79383"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "950e758d953d3fe0",
        "type": "change",
        "z": "2fcdfd6521a42f1f",
        "name": "clear input",
        "rules": [
            {
                "t": "set",
                "p": "payload",
                "pt": "msg",
                "to": "",
                "tot": "str"
            },
            {
                "t": "set",
                "p": "topic",
                "pt": "msg",
                "to": "clear",
                "tot": "str"
            }
        ],
        "action": "",
        "property": "",
        "from": "",
        "to": "",
        "reg": false,
        "x": 250,
        "y": 120,
        "wires": [
            [
                "4a2bd36eed7d957c"
            ]
        ]
    }
]

```

With a click on clear, the button should be disabled,  
after entering some data and pressing tab, the button should be enabled.

Some ideas how to get it working again?

Thank you

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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [15 October 2021 08:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-wont-wait-for-tab-key/52247/2 "2021-10-15T08:19:21Z")

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Try unchecking

```auto
If `msg` arrives on input, pass through to output:

```

[edit] Also set your topic in the text input to a string.

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**Author:** ![gebuhl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@gebuhl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gebuhl)\
**Post date:** [15 October 2021 09:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-wont-wait-for-tab-key/52247/3 "2021-10-15T09:23:05Z")

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Thank you for fast response.  
It's working with version 2.30.0 and 3.0.4.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2021 09:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-wont-wait-for-tab-key/52247/4 "2021-10-29T09:23:20Z")

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