[MCL-5] Tab button does not switch between password and username box on launcher

The tab button does not switch to the password box which is very awkward if people are watching and you are trying to log in quickly....

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MCL-6 Unable to tab between username and password text fields on Minecraft launcher Resolved

MCL-7 Mac client login screen does not support tabbing to password field. Resolved

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Cloudy (Aaron Mills) 2012-10-24T17:21:15Z

Works fine for me on Windows 7 64 bit. What is your environment?

Adam Schiavone 2012-10-24T17:45:25Z

Mac OS X 10.8.2

I also tried it on Windows 8 and the same thing happens.

I know it used to work, but I am not sure what changed.

Jason Owens 2012-10-26T01:45:06Z

This seems tied to the version of Java you're using.

I tested both Java 6 and Java 7 (both 32-bit) and found that Java 6 allows you to tab through the login/password boxes, Java 7 switches to the web news pane when you hit tab.

Adam Schiavone 2012-10-26T01:54:37Z

For me it does not even go to the news pane. It just sits on whatever box I have selected.

Jason Owens 2012-10-26T02:03:00Z

You won't see it move to the pane, but if you press the up or down arrows, it should scroll around the news pane. This might be related to how Java 7 changes focus on Tab Key press http://dogfeathers.com/mark/java7issue.html

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Adam Schiavone 2012-10-26T02:07:49Z

It could very well be, but pressing the keys does not move the news up or down. The cursor just sits there flashing on the username box.

Raphael 2012-10-28T17:19:58Z

Seems related to your system. Im on Java 7 win7 64bit and it switches to the newspanel.

Jesper the End 2012-11-01T15:28:53Z

I'm also on a Mac: Mac OS X lion (10.7.5)
I have the same problem.
(maybe you want to use magiclauncher)

Michael F 2012-11-02T19:06:56Z

I also get this bug. Ubuntu 10.04. java version "1.6.0_24"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.11.4) (6b24-1.11.4-1ubuntu0.10.04.1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.0-b12, mixed mode)

Chalmes (Jon) 2012-11-19T21:06:35Z

Confirmed in Windows 7, Java 1.7. For me, Tab key when cursor is in username field switches focus to the main news window (confirmed by pressing up and down arrows to cause scrolling)

Nathan2055 2012-12-28T20:42:33Z

Ditto in Win 7, Java 7 Update 10.

fuj1n 2013-01-25T12:30:58Z

I am not sure if the Bug Tracker covers the bugs in Minecraft Launcher.

Craft1n3ss 2013-01-26T09:38:57Z

Happens to me too. Windows 7, Java 7

pizza2004 2013-03-04T20:28:04Z

I'd move to say this bug is invalid because it involves the launcher. The reason why the tab key doesn't work on Mac is likely the same reason it didn't work in game either, but maybe they'll have fixed that when they release the new launcher with 1.6.

Anyway, the issue with Java 7 switching to a different item than the password box is an unrelated issue to what was originally reported anyway, so this issue is talking about two problems that are both unrelated to the game.

Cole 2013-03-05T18:36:11Z

Happens to me on all the Apple computers at my university. Very annoying because it lets people see my password

Thomas von Eyben 2013-03-13T17:44:21Z

Interestingly the release note for MC 1.5 reports that the TAB key now works in a lot of other different places (MC-334).
Perhaps the same medicine is needed for the login?

Issue reproduced on Mac OS X 10.8.2 using todays latest version of java (jre-7u17-macosx-x64).

PS.: Using 'Magic Launcher 1.0.0' you are able to TAB from the login-name to the pswd field

PPS.: I am unable to change "Affects Version/s:" to also include version 1.5 - I guess higher privileges are needed in order to do so 😉

Anon Ymus 2013-03-13T17:48:14Z

Yeah, you have to be a mod or the creator of the ticket. What release notes are these from?

Jonathan Rose 2013-03-14T20:54:50Z

Confirming issue. Selecting Username field and pressing tab will move cursor focus to apparently nowhere - no amount of pressing tab will then select anything else. Minor issue but annoying. Windows 7 64bit, Java 7u13 (64bit).

Thomas von Eyben 2013-03-15T14:43:57Z

Yeah, you have to be a mod or the creator of the ticket. What release notes are these from?

Looking in my browsers history I can see the reference here:
http://mac.softpedia.com/progChangelog/Minecraft-Changelog-85499.html
And I can also see it's not an "official" reelasenote, but I guess they are searching JIRA for the changes…

Skout 2013-04-05T19:15:56Z

Would really love to see this fixed. 😞