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Improve keyboard support for buttons/checkboxes #23

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Buttons can now be activated with space/enter key
Cruor Dec 4, 2025
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Checkboxes can now be activated with space/enter key
Cruor Dec 4, 2025
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39 changes: 37 additions & 2 deletions elements/input.lua
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Expand Up @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ uie.add("button", {
bgNext = style.pressedBG
fgNext = style.pressedFG
borderNext = style.pressedBorder
elseif self.hovered then
elseif self.hovered or self.focused then
bgNext = style.hoveredBG
fgNext = style.hoveredFG
borderNext = style.hoveredBorder
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -125,6 +125,23 @@ uie.add("button", {
if self.enabled and cb and button == 1 then
cb(self, x, y, button)
end
end,

onKeyPress = function(self, key)
if self.enabled and (key == "space" or key == "return") then
self.pressed = true
end
end,

onKeyRelease = function(self, key)
local cb = self.cb
if self.enabled and (key == "space" or key == "return") then
self.pressed = false

if cb then
cb(self, self.screenX + self.width / 2, self.screenY + self.height / 2, 1)
end
end
end
})

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1490,7 +1507,7 @@ uie.add("checkbox", {
end

local icon
local iconColor
local color
if value and self.activeIcon then
icon = self.activeIcon
color = self.style.activeIconColor
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1525,6 +1542,24 @@ uie.add("checkbox", {
self:cb(self.value)
end
end
end,

onKeyPress = function(self, key)
if self.enabled and (key == "space" or key == "return") then
self.pressed = true
end
end,

onKeyRelease = function(self, key)
local cb = self.cb
if self.enabled and (key == "space" or key == "return") then
self.pressed = false
self:setValue(not self:getValue())

if cb then
cb(self, self.value)
end
end
end
})

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