Add Enter key support for single-choice information dialogs #4693

Copilot · 2025-11-07T21:14:45Z

Description

Single-choice information dialogs (Save/Erase confirmations, error messages) now respond to Enter key press in addition to mouse click. Improves keyboard navigation and mobile usability.

Changes

Modified showInformationDialog() in src/js/gui.js:

Extracted confirm action into reusable function that closes the dialog
Added keydown listener on $(document) for Enter key with proper event cleanup
Uses e.which === 13 for Enter key detection (jQuery compatibility)
Uses namespaced event .informationDialog for clean removal without conflicts
Added safety check to prevent triggering when focus is on input/textarea elements
Added dialog open state check (dialog[0].open) to ensure Enter key only triggers when the dialog is actually displayed
Uses dialog's native close event for cleanup and promise resolution (follows codebase pattern from initializeModalDialog.js)
Named function handleKeydown for proper event listener removal
{ once: true } option ensures close event handler is automatically removed after execution
Only affects single-button dialogs; Yes/No and interactive dialogs unchanged

Implementation:

const confirmAction = () => {
    dialog[0].close();
};

buttonConfirm.on("click", confirmAction);

// Add Enter key support for single-choice dialog
const handleKeydown = (e) => {
    // Only trigger if Enter is pressed, dialog is open, and target is not an input/textarea
    if (e.which === 13 && dialog[0].open && !$(e.target).is("input, textarea")) {
        e.preventDefault();
        confirmAction();
    }
};

$(document).on("keydown.informationDialog", handleKeydown);

// Clean up event listener when dialog closes
dialog[0].addEventListener("close", () => {
    $(document).off("keydown.informationDialog", handleKeydown);
    resolve();
}, { once: true });

The implementation follows established patterns in the codebase:

Listens on $(document) for keyboard events (matches pattern in src/js/tabs/motors.js)
Uses e.which === 13 for jQuery compatibility
Uses dialog's native close event for cleanup (matches pattern in src/js/utils/initializeModalDialog.js)
Named function reference for proper event listener removal
The dialog[0].open check ensures the Enter key only triggers when the information dialog is actually open, preventing edge cases where the event listener might persist or multiple dialogs are present

Fixes #4692

Original prompt

This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Save also with keyboard “enter” key if message is single.</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe

Appreciate the pr 4669 was merged, i would also like a very small feature: hit “enter” key towards the pop message. Currently you can only hit “OK” centering the mouse and then click. In particular Save & Erase. Since there is no alternative selection, but only “Ok” i think it will help also in mobile versions, to accept the only available message with a touch or hitting the “enter” key.

Describe the solution you'd like

Described above. One choice, one hit. Be a touch, key press or a mouse click for a single choice popup message.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Haslinghuis to do it please 😂

Other information

N/A</issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)
@nerdCopter so from 2 buttons, to 1 button, back to 2 buttons 🤪

Fixes Save also with keyboard “enter” key if message is single. #4692

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Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features
- Information dialogs now support confirming with the Enter key for faster, keyboard-friendly interaction.
- Enter confirmation is ignored when typing in inputs or textareas to avoid accidental submits, and dialog event handlers are cleaned up after use.

coderabbitai · 2025-11-07T21:14:56Z

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Walkthrough

Replaces direct button click handling in the information dialog with a named confirmAction wrapper and adds Enter-key support. A keydown listener triggers confirmAction when Enter is pressed (ignoring inputs/textareas) and is removed after confirmation; existing close/resolve flow is preserved.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Change Summary
Enter key support for information dialog `src/js/gui.js`	Introduces `confirmAction` wrapper for dialog confirmation, attaches a `keydown` listener to trigger it on Enter (excluding `input`/`textarea` targets), and ensures listener cleanup after confirmation/close.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
    autonumber
    participant UI as InformationDialog
    participant User as User
    participant App as AppState

    Note over UI: Dialog opened with OK button
    User->>UI: Clicks OK
    UI->>UI: confirmAction()
    UI->>App: close dialog / resolve promise
    Note right of UI: remove keydown listener

    par Alternative: press Enter
        User->>UI: Press Enter
        UI->>UI: keydown handler (if not input/textarea)
        UI->>UI: confirmAction()
        UI->>App: close dialog / resolve promise
        Note right of UI: remove keydown listener
    end

Estimated code review effort

🎯 3 (Moderate) | ⏱️ ~20 minutes

Verify Enter detection across browsers and that event.key/keyCode handling is correct.
Confirm the listener excludes input and textarea targets reliably (including content-editable or shadow DOM edge cases if applicable).
Ensure the keydown listener is removed in all code paths (confirm, cancel, dialog close) to avoid leaks or duplicate handlers.

Pre-merge checks and finishing touches

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately and concisely summarizes the main change: adding Enter key support for single-choice information dialogs, which is the primary feature introduced in this PR.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description comprehensively explains the feature, provides implementation details, code examples, and references the resolved issue, meeting the repository's documentation expectations.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The PR fulfills the requirements from issue #4692 by implementing Enter key support for single-choice dialogs with proper keyboard navigation and mobile usability improvements as requested.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes are scoped to showInformationDialog() and directly implement the Enter key feature for single-choice dialogs; no unrelated modifications are present.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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Co-authored-by: haslinghuis <[email protected]>

Pancronos · 2025-11-07T22:21:26Z

It doesn't work

not even with mouse over + enter

haslinghuis · 2025-11-07T22:48:41Z

@coderabbitai - check implementation - tests are negative

coderabbitai · 2025-11-07T22:49:48Z

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@haslinghuis I found the issue. The keydown handler is attached to the dialog element, but when showModal() is called, the browser automatically focuses the first focusable element inside the dialog (the confirm button), not the dialog itself. Since the button has focus, keydown events on the dialog element won't fire.

The Fix:

Attach the keydown handler to the buttonConfirm element instead of the dialog element:

showInformationDialog(informationDialogSettings) {
    // informationDialogSettings:
    // title, text, buttonConfirmText
    return new Promise((resolve) => {
        const dialog = $(".dialogInformation");
        const title = dialog.find(".dialogInformationTitle");
        const content = dialog.find(".dialogInformationContent");
        const buttonConfirm = dialog.find(".dialogInformation-confirmButton");

        title.html(informationDialogSettings.title);
        content.html(informationDialogSettings.text);
        buttonConfirm.html(informationDialogSettings.buttonConfirmText);

        buttonConfirm.off("click");
        buttonConfirm.off("keydown"); // Remove previous keydown handler from button

        const confirmAction = () => {
            dialog[0].close();
            buttonConfirm.off("keydown");
            resolve();
        };

        buttonConfirm.on("click", confirmAction);

        // Add Enter key support - attach to button which receives focus
        buttonConfirm.on("keydown", (e) => {
            if (e.key === "Enter") {
                e.preventDefault();
                confirmAction();
            }
        });

        dialog[0].showModal();
    });
}

Key Changes:

Changed dialog.off("keydown") to buttonConfirm.off("keydown")
Changed dialog.on("keydown", ...) to buttonConfirm.on("keydown", ...)
Cleanup now targets buttonConfirm.off("keydown") instead of dialog.off("keydown")

The button will naturally have focus when the dialog opens, so the Enter key will now work as expected.

haslinghuis · 2025-11-09T20:36:40Z

@copilot check previous comment as it does not work

Co-authored-by: haslinghuis <[email protected]>

Copilot · 2025-11-09T20:40:21Z

@copilot check previous comment as it does not work

Fixed in commit 50abdb4. The implementation now:

Listens on $(document) instead of the dialog element (matches pattern in motors.js)
Uses e.which === 13 instead of e.key === "Enter" (jQuery compatibility)
Uses namespaced event .informationDialog for clean removal

The Enter key should now work correctly for single-choice information dialogs.

Co-authored-by: haslinghuis <[email protected]>

sonarqubecloud · 2025-11-09T20:42:32Z

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haslinghuis · 2025-11-09T20:43:17Z

@coderabbitai full review - bot fight competition :)

coderabbitai · 2025-11-09T20:45:18Z

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@haslinghuis I found the root cause! The issue is that the button is not receiving focus when the dialog opens. The HTML5 <dialog> element's showModal() method doesn't guarantee that the first focusable element will be focused - especially with anchor tags.

The user's comment "not even with mouse over + enter" confirms this - hovering doesn't give keyboard focus, so the Enter key has no effect.

The Fix:

Explicitly focus the button after calling showModal():

showInformationDialog(informationDialogSettings) {
    // informationDialogSettings:
    // title, text, buttonConfirmText
    return new Promise((resolve) => {
        const dialog = $(".dialogInformation");
        const title = dialog.find(".dialogInformationTitle");
        const content = dialog.find(".dialogInformationContent");
        const buttonConfirm = dialog.find(".dialogInformation-confirmButton");

        title.html(informationDialogSettings.title);
        content.html(informationDialogSettings.text);
        buttonConfirm.html(informationDialogSettings.buttonConfirmText);

        buttonConfirm.off("click");

        const confirmAction = () => {
            dialog[0].close();
            $(document).off("keydown.informationDialog");
            resolve();
        };

        buttonConfirm.on("click", confirmAction);

        // Add Enter key support for single-choice dialog
        $(document).off("keydown.informationDialog");
        $(document).on("keydown.informationDialog", (e) => {
            // Only trigger if Enter key is pressed and target is not an input/textarea
            if (e.which === 13 && !$(e.target).is("input, textarea")) {
                e.preventDefault();
                confirmAction();
            }
        });

        dialog[0].showModal();
        
        // Explicitly focus the button so Enter key works immediately
        buttonConfirm.focus();
    });
}

Key Change:

Added buttonConfirm.focus(); after dialog[0].showModal();

This ensures the button receives keyboard focus immediately when the dialog opens, so:

Enter key will trigger the button's natural click behavior
The document keydown listener provides additional fallback coverage
Users can press Enter immediately without needing to click or tab first

This is the standard pattern for accessible dialogs - the primary action button should receive focus on open.

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coderabbitai · 2025-11-09T20:45:44Z

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@haslinghuis I found the root cause! 🎯

The Problem

The button is an anchor tag with href="#":

<a href="#" class="dialogInformation-confirmButton regular-button"></a>

The click handler doesn't call preventDefault(), so when the button is clicked (or Enter is pressed while it has focus), the anchor's default behavior executes - navigating to "#". This navigation interferes with the dialog.

Key insight: When an anchor/button has focus and you press Enter, the browser automatically converts that to a click event. So the document keydown handler is actually redundant - the Enter key already triggers a click! The issue is that the click handler doesn't prevent the anchor's default navigation.

The Fix

The click handler needs to receive the event object and call preventDefault():

showInformationDialog(informationDialogSettings) {
    // informationDialogSettings:
    // title, text, buttonConfirmText
    return new Promise((resolve) => {
        const dialog = $(".dialogInformation");
        const title = dialog.find(".dialogInformationTitle");
        const content = dialog.find(".dialogInformationContent");
        const buttonConfirm = dialog.find(".dialogInformation-confirmButton");

        title.html(informationDialogSettings.title);
        content.html(informationDialogSettings.text);
        buttonConfirm.html(informationDialogSettings.buttonConfirmText);

        buttonConfirm.off("click");

        const confirmAction = (e) => {
            e.preventDefault(); // Prevent anchor navigation
            dialog[0].close();
            $(document).off("keydown.informationDialog");
            resolve();
        };

        buttonConfirm.on("click", confirmAction);

        // Add Enter key support for single-choice dialog
        $(document).off("keydown.informationDialog");
        $(document).on("keydown.informationDialog", (e) => {
            // Only trigger if Enter key is pressed and target is not an input/textarea
            if (e.which === 13 && !$(e.target).is("input, textarea")) {
                e.preventDefault();
                confirmAction(e);
            }
        });

        dialog[0].showModal();
    });
}

Changes:

confirmAction now accepts event parameter: const confirmAction = (e) => {
Added e.preventDefault() at the start of confirmAction
Pass event to confirmAction(e) in keydown handler

This prevents the anchor's default href="#" navigation from interfering with the dialog.

Note: You might also want to fix the other dialog methods (showYesNoDialog, showWaitDialog) with the same issue since they also use anchor buttons without preventDefault.

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haslinghuis · 2025-11-09T20:46:45Z

@copilot checkout latest comments after last commit

Copilot · 2025-11-09T20:48:02Z

@copilot checkout latest comments after last commit

I don't see coderabbitai's review comments in the current context. Could you please share the specific feedback or concerns from the review that I should address? The current implementation:

Listens on $(document) for keydown events
Uses e.which === 13 for Enter key detection
Has safety check for input/textarea elements
Properly cleans up event listeners

If there are specific issues identified in the review, I'm happy to address them.

coderabbitai

Actionable comments posted: 1

🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

src/js/gui.js (1)
396-396: Consider expanding the safety check for interactive elements.

The current check !$(e.target).is("input, textarea") excludes text input elements, which is good. However, it could be expanded to cover additional interactive elements that might appear in dialog content (e.g., select, contenteditable elements, or other buttons).

Consider this more comprehensive check:
-            if (e.which === 13 && !$(e.target).is("input, textarea")) {
+            if (e.which === 13 && !$(e.target).is("input, textarea, select, [contenteditable]")) {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 dialog[0].close();
             }
Alternatively, check if the target is the confirm button or its descendants, ensuring Enter only triggers from expected contexts.

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Repo: betaflight/betaflight-configurator PR: 4510
File: src/js/msp.js:384-391
Timestamp: 2025-09-19T20:41:44.286Z
Learning: When fixing MSP duplicate handling in Betaflight Configurator, avoid complex changes to callback resolution mechanisms as they can break tab switching functionality. Simple duplicate detection based on code and payload size is safer than complex requestKey-based approaches.

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haslinghuis · 2025-11-09T20:50:43Z

@copilot check here (#4693 (review))

Co-authored-by: haslinghuis <[email protected]>

haslinghuis · 2025-11-09T20:53:25Z

@coderabbitai your turn

Copilot · 2025-11-09T20:54:01Z

@copilot check here (#4693 (review))

Fixed in commit aa6f589. Added dialog[0].open check to ensure the Enter key only triggers when the information dialog is actually open. This prevents issues if the event listener persists or if the dialog is closed.

The condition now checks:

e.which === 13 (Enter key)
dialog[0].open (dialog is currently open)
!$(e.target).is("input, textarea") (not focused on input fields)

coderabbitai · 2025-11-09T20:54:32Z

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@haslinghuis I've reviewed the latest implementation. I can see the issue now! 🎯

The Problem

The confirmAction function doesn't accept an event parameter and doesn't call preventDefault(). When the anchor button is clicked (or Enter is pressed while the button has focus), the browser navigates to href="#" which interferes with the dialog operation.

Looking at the current code:

const confirmAction = () => {
    dialog[0].close();
    $(document).off("keydown.informationDialog");
    resolve();
};

buttonConfirm.on("click", confirmAction);

The click handler receives an event object from jQuery, but confirmAction doesn't accept it, so preventDefault() can't be called.

The Fix

Make confirmAction accept an event parameter and call preventDefault() when an event is provided:

showInformationDialog(informationDialogSettings) {
    // informationDialogSettings:
    // title, text, buttonConfirmText
    return new Promise((resolve) => {
        const dialog = $(".dialogInformation");
        const title = dialog.find(".dialogInformationTitle");
        const content = dialog.find(".dialogInformationContent");
        const buttonConfirm = dialog.find(".dialogInformation-confirmButton");

        title.html(informationDialogSettings.title);
        content.html(informationDialogSettings.text);
        buttonConfirm.html(informationDialogSettings.buttonConfirmText);

        buttonConfirm.off("click");

        const confirmAction = (e) => {
            if (e) {
                e.preventDefault();
            }
            dialog[0].close();
            $(document).off("keydown.informationDialog");
            resolve();
        };

        buttonConfirm.on("click", confirmAction);

        // Add Enter key support for single-choice dialog
        $(document).off("keydown.informationDialog");
        $(document).on("keydown.informationDialog", (e) => {
            // Only trigger if Enter is pressed, dialog is open, and target is not an input/textarea
            if (e.which === 13 && dialog[0].open && !$(e.target).is("input, textarea")) {
                e.preventDefault();
                confirmAction(e);
            }
        });

        dialog[0].showModal();
    });
}

Key Changes:

confirmAction now accepts an optional event parameter: const confirmAction = (e) => {
Added if (e) { e.preventDefault(); } to prevent anchor navigation
Pass event to confirmAction(e) in the keydown handler

This will prevent the href="#" navigation from interfering with the dialog, allowing both mouse clicks and Enter key presses to work correctly.

Note: The same fix should be applied to showYesNoDialog since it also uses anchor buttons.

🧠 Learnings used

Learnt from: haslinghuis
Repo: betaflight/betaflight-configurator PR: 4510
File: src/js/msp.js:384-391
Timestamp: 2025-09-19T20:41:44.286Z
Learning: When fixing MSP duplicate handling in Betaflight Configurator, avoid complex changes to callback resolution mechanisms as they can break tab switching functionality. Simple duplicate detection based on code and payload size is safer than complex requestKey-based approaches.

Learnt from: haslinghuis
Repo: betaflight/betaflight-configurator PR: 4510
File: src/js/msp.js:384-391
Timestamp: 2025-09-19T20:42:20.332Z
Learning: Complex MSP duplicate handling fixes in Betaflight Configurator can cause infinite loading messages when changing tabs due to disruption of the callback resolution mechanism. Simple code-only duplicate detection (using this.callbacks.some((instance) => instance.code === code)) is the safer approach that preserves tab switching functionality.

haslinghuis · 2025-11-09T20:55:08Z

@copilot this should work #4693 (comment)

Co-authored-by: haslinghuis <[email protected]>

sonarqubecloud · 2025-11-09T20:58:09Z

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Copilot · 2025-11-09T20:58:33Z

@copilot this should work #4693 (comment)

Refactored in commit 9cc4d0d to follow the codebase pattern. The implementation now:

Uses the dialog's native close event for cleanup and promise resolution (matches pattern in initializeModalDialog.js)
Named function handleKeydown for proper event listener removal
Simpler confirmAction that just closes the dialog
{ once: true } option for automatic close event cleanup

The cleanup now happens automatically when the dialog closes by any means (button click, Enter key, or ESC key), making it more robust.

haslinghuis · 2025-11-09T20:59:24Z

@coderabbitai anything left ?

coderabbitai · 2025-11-09T21:00:15Z

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@haslinghuis The Enter key support should now work! ✅

Looking at the current implementation, the keydown handler properly calls preventDefault() before triggering the action, so pressing Enter should successfully close the dialog.

One minor robustness improvement (optional):

The confirmAction function could accept an event parameter and call preventDefault() to be extra safe against anchor navigation:

const confirmAction = (e) => {
    if (e) {
        e.preventDefault();
    }
    dialog[0].close();
};

buttonConfirm.on("click", confirmAction);

This would ensure the anchor's href="#" navigation is explicitly prevented on mouse clicks too. However, the current implementation likely works in practice since dialog[0].close() executes before any navigation occurs.

Note about showYesNoDialog:

The Yes/No dialog buttons are also anchor tags with href="#" and don't call preventDefault(). If you encounter similar issues there, the same pattern should be applied.

Otherwise, the implementation looks good! The Enter key support is properly implemented with:

✅ Keydown handler on document with namespace
✅ Proper cleanup using dialog "close" event
✅ Safety check to avoid triggering on input/textarea
✅ Check that dialog is still open before triggering

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Learnt from: haslinghuis
Repo: betaflight/betaflight-configurator PR: 4510
File: src/js/msp.js:384-391
Timestamp: 2025-09-19T20:41:44.286Z
Learning: When fixing MSP duplicate handling in Betaflight Configurator, avoid complex changes to callback resolution mechanisms as they can break tab switching functionality. Simple duplicate detection based on code and payload size is safer than complex requestKey-based approaches.

Learnt from: haslinghuis
Repo: betaflight/betaflight-configurator PR: 4510
File: src/js/msp.js:384-391
Timestamp: 2025-09-19T20:42:20.332Z
Learning: Complex MSP duplicate handling fixes in Betaflight Configurator can cause infinite loading messages when changing tabs due to disruption of the callback resolution mechanism. Simple code-only duplicate detection (using this.callbacks.some((instance) => instance.code === code)) is the safer approach that preserves tab switching functionality.

haslinghuis · 2025-11-09T21:02:42Z

@coderabbitai thanks, awaiting testing, in the mean time please approve

coderabbitai · 2025-11-09T21:03:08Z

@haslinghuis You're welcome! I'll approve the PR now. The implementation looks solid—once testing confirms everything works as expected, this should be ready to merge. 👍

🧠 Learnings used

Learnt from: haslinghuis
Repo: betaflight/betaflight-configurator PR: 4510
File: src/js/msp.js:384-391
Timestamp: 2025-09-19T20:41:44.286Z
Learning: When fixing MSP duplicate handling in Betaflight Configurator, avoid complex changes to callback resolution mechanisms as they can break tab switching functionality. Simple duplicate detection based on code and payload size is safer than complex requestKey-based approaches.

Learnt from: haslinghuis
Repo: betaflight/betaflight-configurator PR: 4510
File: src/js/msp.js:384-391
Timestamp: 2025-09-19T20:42:20.332Z
Learning: Complex MSP duplicate handling fixes in Betaflight Configurator can cause infinite loading messages when changing tabs due to disruption of the callback resolution mechanism. Simple code-only duplicate detection (using this.callbacks.some((instance) => instance.code === code)) is the safer approach that preserves tab switching functionality.

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Comments resolved and changes approved.

github-actions · 2025-11-09T21:03:18Z

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Pancronos · 2025-11-10T09:27:49Z

@haslinghuis test still negative.

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