Fixed Autocomplete: Please apply simple select2 change to make the tab key behave like the enter key

[Steffen]

Affected version

2.2.8

Users expect the tab key to select the suggestion (i.e. behave like the enter key) instead of closing the autocompleter (i.e. behaving like the escape key). I think a few years ago this would maybe have been a feature suggestion but nowadays I think this is a bug because XenForo's current behaviour confuses users of apps like Discord or Slack.

The fix is very simple and was merged into select2 about one year ago: https://github.com/select2/select2/pull/5759

There has not yet been a select2 release that contains the fix but the risk seems low. I have applied the fix to our forum and it would be nice to have this change applied to all XenForo forums.

 

[Steffen]

Another change is needed for the editor autocompletes in core.js -> XF.AutoCompleter "keydown" function.

 

[Xon]

Tab for username autocomplete, is the default behaviour essentially everywhere. I would love if XF supported it.

 

[XF Bug Bot]

Thank you for reporting this issue, it has now been resolved. We are aiming to include any changes that have been made in a future XF release (2.2.12).

Change log:

Adjust Select2 and native auto-completer to accept tab key as selecting a result.

There may be a delay before changes are rolled out to the XenForo Community.