Multiple buttons to stay focused

[Rosie]

Hello,

I have a screen that has four questions, each question has 5 possible answers.

I am using buttons for the answers.

The problem I have is the button selected for each question doesn't stay "focused", the focus it always with the last pressed button.

I have tried grouping buttons together but that didn't seem to make any difference.

Is it only possible to have one button per screen be in the 'focused' mode?

Is there a control that would be more suitable for this?

Thanks

Rosie

[WarrenBelz]

Hi @Rosie ,

Have a look at the SetFocus function - and also the Tab Index property.

Happy to help further.

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[Rosie]

Hi @WarrenBelz ,

Thanks for your suggestion.  I did come across that but the examples didn't quite fit and I wasn't sure how that could be used.

It appears to need a specific control and I don't know which one the user is going to click.

If you would be able to provide a bit more explanation that would be appreciated.

Many thanks

Rosie

[WarrenBelz]

Thanks @Rosie ,

Can you please send a screen shot so I can get more of a grasp of your requirements.

Also would you consider simply having different border or text colours on the ones you want focussed.

[RandyHayes]

@Rosie 

If the SetFocus and Tab options doesn't help, can you provide a little more about what formulas you are using to try and achieve this effect?  Also, perhaps a screen shot to better understand what you are seeing.

In general though, no, you cannot have multiple buttons focused at the same time, but I don't believe it is the focus that you want as much as the "appearance" of focus that you want.  Similar to a checkbox - for these 4 questions check one of the 5 possible answers.

I hope this helps guide you a bit.  If not, just post back more.

[Rosie]

Hi @WarrenBelz , @RandyHayes ,

Something happened to the screenshot I uploaded on the initial post.

Randy you are correct, it is the appearance.

I user would select one option from each row, only one option in each row can stay highlighted.

Each button has a formula that defines a numeric value, this works perfectly if they change their mind and click a different button in the row, the numeric value will change:

UpdateContext({ShiftMaxHours: "2"})

Thanks

Rosie

[Rosie]

Hi @WarrenBelz ,

I have colours defined for the FocusedBorderColor.  But when a second button is clicked it has the FocusedBorderColor the first button doesn't have the FocusedBorderColout anymore.

Rosie

[RandyHayes]

@Rosie 

Yes, I would ditch the Focused concept for this.  You'll not be able to have more than one item focused.

Instead consider changing the colors or borders or other properties to distinguish a selected answer.

If you need some more help on that, post back.

[WarrenBelz]

Thanks @Rosie ,

As mentioned, have you considered simply having a different BorderColor on the buttons you want “focussed”.

If( WhateverCondition, Red, YourButtonName.Color )

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[Rosie]

Hello,

I would like to be able to get the border colors to stay a certain colour but this is the bit I don't know how to do.

I do not have a lot of coding experience so I am struggling with how to achieve that.

@WarrenBelz  has suggested this: 

If( WhateverCondition, Red, YourButtonName.Color )

Which makes sense but I am not sure how to use this.

I have tried:

Onselect

If(btnMaxHrs43 = 1, Green, btnMaxHrs43.green)

I get errors with this.

How do I write If(button1 is selected, fill color Green, fill colour white)  is this the right approach?

Thanks

Rosie