From 8e13c98c5eff4d570f3ba42dc16ed5ac7295c7fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GriffinR <griffin.g.richards@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 22:29:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix focus returning to the search bar after project reload

---
 src/mainwindow.cpp | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index f612dd78..a0b9012b 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ void MainWindow::setWindowDisabled(bool disabled) {
     ui->actionCheck_for_Updates->setDisabled(false);
     if (!disabled)
         togglePreferenceSpecificUi();
+
+    // Disabling the central widget above sets focus to the map list's search bar,
+    // which prevents users from using keyboard shortcuts for menu actions.
+    // Rather than explicitly set the tab order to give focus to something else
+    // (which is a bit of a pain to set up and maintain) we just make sure focus
+    // is on something that (mostly) ignores the keyboard.
+    ui->graphicsView_Map->setFocus();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::initWindow() {