How to click out of line edit?

Question

When I press the line edit I want it to be able to type but when I click outside of it it should not show it typing. How can I do that? I have tried setting the focus mode to different settings but it has not worked.

Answer 1

The LineEdit remains in the "typing mode" because it still has keyboard focus. To remove keyboard focus, you have to focus another control.

See https://docs.godotengine.org/en/3.1/classes/class_control.html#description

Comments

So I have to add a script that detects when I click out of the LineEdit and gives the focus to another control. Is there not a way to do that without code like in the inspector?

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When you "click outside of it", what are you actually clicking?
If it's a control, maybe change its focus mode. Otherwise, I don't know of a clean solution right now. I heard calling grab_focus() on a dummy control could help remove focus. Or, as the doc says, try to hide your line edit and show it again?

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hiding it then reappearing removes the focus. Godot should have a remove focus function.

Answer 2

I find a way to solve the problem

attach a script with the code here:

extends LineEdit
func _is_pos_in(checkpos:Vector2):
var gr=get_global_rect()
return checkpos.x>=gr.position.x and checkpos.y>=gr.position.y and 
checkpos.x<gr.end.x and checkpos.y<gr.end.y

func _input(event):
if event is InputEventMouseButton and not _is_pos_in(event.position):
    release_focus()

and it will works

if you want to release focus also by keyboard like enter and etc.
you can change the code like this:

extends LineEdit
func _is_pos_in(checkpos:Vector2):
var gr=get_global_rect()
return checkpos.x>=gr.position.x and checkpos.y>=gr.position.y and 
checkpos.x<gr.end.x and checkpos.y<gr.end.y
func _input(event):
if event is InputEventMouseButton and not _is_pos_in(event.position) or 
event.is_action_pressed("ui_accept"):
    release_focus()

Comments

Excellent solution just One question....

how do i attach this to multiple lineEdit at once and not one by one creating a script

EDITED

i put.. lets says a reference to the same script and works... BUT
simplier solution without scripts...

put in the parent node... supose a Control node search for focus in inspector an then change mode from None to ALL

Answer 3

If there is a control node behind, like a background you can set it to send a signal when you click on the background to execute release_focus()

func _on_ColorRect_gui_input(event):
    if event is InputEventMouseButton:
        if event.pressed == true:
            $LineEdit.release_focus()

Answer 4

I just read the answer below and while the approach is good, there is a cheaper and shorter way to get the same result:

extends LineEdit

func _input(event:InputEvent):
    if (has_focus()
    and event is InputEventMouseButton
    and not get_global_rect().has_point(event.position)):
        release_focus()

Just a bit shorter and makes use of the has_point() function of Rect2