Footprint Text Properties dialog doesn't default to "OK" button

@Devs, I can't reproduce on OSX. Is this MSW-specific?

I can reproduce this in Linux Kubuntu with the board editor by selecting e.g. footprint ref text properties.

Is it possible that the dialog is codewise related to generic text properties dialog? If you put text in the board the dialog doesn't take Enter for OK because it's needed for newline. Could that explain the Enter key handling?

In Linux, Shift-Enter works for me to accept the text properties dialog. I think it should probably be Shift-Enter (maybe Ctrl-Enter on other platforms) *only* when in the text box, else Enter as normal?

While they use the same base dialog, the control for entering text is different. We implement the Shift-Enter CharHook just for the multi-line textbox as wxWidgets should handle it for everything else (and does at least on OSX).

I've changed the code to apply the CharHook everywhere in that dialog. This may (or may not) fix the bugs on GTK and MSW.

Fixed in revision 45ee95f5e25ad82585da1b965184400e78f413a3
https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/patch/?id=45ee95f5e25ad82585da1b965184400e78f413a3

Seems to work here.

Application: kicad
Version: (6.0.0-rc1-dev-1292-g45ee95f5e), debug build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.3
Platform: Linux 4.13.0-46-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.3 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 2.24
    Boost: 1.62.0
    Compiler: GCC 7.2.0 with C++ ABI 1011

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=OFF
    KICAD_USE_OCE=OFF
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=OFF

Works for me with the newest nightly. Thanks!

Application: kicad
Version: (6.0.0-rc1-dev-1298-g0bceb69fe), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.61.1 OpenSSL/1.1.1 (WinSSL) zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.6 libidn2/2.0.5 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.5) nghttp2/1.34.0
Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.68.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.61.1
    Compiler: GCC 8.2.0 with C++ ABI 1013

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

I spoke too soon. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I haven't yet figured out a sequence of events to reproduce either condition.

Now running the following version and I still see this. I haven't found exact STR that works, because every time I open the dialog the Enter key never triggers the "OK" button. I did see it working earlier, but I can't find it working at all now.

Application: kicad
Version: (6.0.0-rc1-dev-1521-g81a0ab4d7), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.61.1 OpenSSL/1.1.1 (WinSSL) zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.6 libidn2/2.0.5 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.5) nghttp2/1.34.0
Platform: Windows 8 (build 9200), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.68.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.61.1
    Compiler: GCC 8.2.0 with C++ ABI 1013

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

No matter what footprint text I edit, the enter key is the OK button with:

Application: kicad
Version: (5.1.0-rc1-5-g7789ec4bf), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.63.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1a (WinSSL) zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.7 libidn2/2.1.0 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.1.0) nghttp2/1.36.0
Platform: Windows 8 (build 9200), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.69.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.63.0
    Compiler: GCC 7.4.0 with C++ ABI 1011

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

And now I can't find an issue either. The Enter key always asserts the OK button and I can see the OK button highlighted when the dialog is invoked.

I verified I was in the modern toolset and I'm sure I was in it before as well.

Hmm... I will try again later.

I'm not able to reproduce this in the following version. Perhaps this was fixed earlier or I was confused.

Application: kicad
Version: (5.1.0-rc1-5-g7789ec4bf), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.61.1 OpenSSL/1.1.1 (WinSSL) zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.6 libidn2/2.0.5 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.5) nghttp2/1.34.0
Platform: Windows 8 (build 9200), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.68.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.61.1
    Compiler: GCC 8.2.0 with C++ ABI 1013

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

There were definitely some of these that got fixed, so I suspect that's the case.

OK, I may have figured it out. This is consistently working (actually, not working) for me:
1. Hover over some text.
2. Press the 'e' to open the Footprint Text Properties dialog.
3. Double-click the value in the Position Y text box to highlight it.
4. Type in a new value for Position Y.
5. Press Enter key.

The OK button on the dialog is still highlighted but the dialog doesn't close. Is somebody able to reproduce this now?

Application: kicad
Version: (5.1.0-rc1-36-gea84020b1), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.61.1 OpenSSL/1.1.1 (WinSSL) zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.6 libidn2/2.0.5 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.5) nghttp2/1.34.0
Platform: Windows 8 (build 9200), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.68.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.61.1
    Compiler: GCC 8.2.0 with C++ ABI 1013

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

No luck reproducing this using your new steps.

Application: kicad
Version: (5.1.0-rc1-44-ge6a200b09), debug build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.64.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1a (Schannel) zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.7 libidn2/2.1.1 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.1.1) nghttp2/1.36.0
Platform: Windows 8 (build 9200), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.69.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.64.0
    Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 with C++ ABI 1013

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

Here is a video. After typing "5.2" I'm frantically pressing the Enter buttons but nothing happens. Clicking the OK button works.

Sometimes things seem to work OK and I can't figure out exactly what makes this sometimes break. Maybe you will be able to catch something I'm doing in the video that is a clue?

I've put in some more defensive code, as well as fixed a bug where <enter> would OK the dialog even if there was a validation error.

Fixed in revision 95bfb733eef9afae4c1519964c6bd2aa88e41709
https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/patch/?id=95bfb733eef9afae4c1519964c6bd2aa88e41709

@Wayne
@Jeff

Thanks for taking time to look into this. I think I have figured out something important.

When I type in letters, I usually use the number pad at the very right of my US English desktop keyboard. If I push the Enter key there nothing happens using the nightly version posted below, just like the video I attached above. But if I press the Enter key just to the right of the QWERTY keys (above the right Shift key) the OK button in the dialog is asserted. So the behavior of the two Enter keys is different.

To help make this more clear, I've attached an image of a representative keyboard I found on Wikipedia where I circled the working Enter key in green and the non-working one in red.

Could it be that the two Enter keys have different behavior and that both explains my issue and why it wasn't able to be reproduced?

Application: ModEdit
Version: (5.1.0-1584-gc85d1fa00), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.61.1 OpenSSL/1.1.1 (WinSSL) zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.6 libidn2/2.0.5 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.5) nghttp2/1.34.0
Platform: Windows 8 (build 9200), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.68.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.61.1
    Compiler: GCC 8.2.0 with C++ ABI 1013

Build settings:
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON