How to prevent field focus from being set on the 'Go to' search at the top of a table list view

[Joe Dames]

Does anyone know how to prevent field focus from being set on the 'Go to' search at the top of a table list view (as found on a page like /incident_list.do)? Release version   is Helsinki.

The focus being set is causing usability issues for client with field service workers using tablet devices because when they pull up a list, the focus is set in the search field which then summons the tablet keyboard interface thereby blocking the records in the list.

The offending 'Go to' Search html element is:

<input style="width: 150px;" placeholder="Search" class="form-control" name="d49f048c0ffba20051729bd692050e5e_text" 
id="d49f048c0ffba20051729bd692050e5e_text"> 

Things I've tried:

1. Blurring the element to take away its focus via a Client Script:

function onLoad() { 
setTimeout("var reblur = document.getElementById('3e57fbf70feba20051729bd692050e36_text');reblur.blur();",5); 
} 

This didn't work; remembered Client Scripts do not work on table list views.

2. Set system property 'glide.ui.focus_first_element' to false, but this only stops first element focus on the form view; didn't work.

Any pointers or ideas would be much appreciated; thank you!

[Bob]

I did this in a record producer so that it would focus the field I wanted:

function onLoad() {
//Force focus on a field
setTimeout("var refocus = g_form.getElement('<field name here>');refocus.focus();",0);
}   

Hope this is helpful!

[Joe Dames]

I tried something similar, but Client Scripts don't work on table list views.

Edit: BTW, that does work on a form to set the focus on a different field, but it does not work on the table list view. Thanks for the tip!

[Joe Dames · Accepted solution]

A UI Script to blur any initial focus 100% solved the described issue.

addLateLoadEvent( function() {
       document.activeElement.blur();
});

Note: This will stop ALL initial focus on EVERY page in the instance so you may want to put conditions on this.