I said something similar in the JBS issue about this being previously
undocumented behavior. I agree with Michael on this issue.
-- Kevin
On 7/29/2026 12:19 PM, Michael Strauß wrote:
requestFocus() was never specified to be called when focus changed,
which is also reflected in its name: it's not called onFocusChanged()
or something like it, it suggests a request only.
You point out that previously, an application could "decide what to do
when a node receives focus. For example, a node could pass the focus
on to another one."
I don't think that we should be supporting any attempt to subvert the
focus system, it's just not worth it. The Node.setFocused() situation
is bad enough as it is. Most legitimate use cases for hacks like that
can be solved by a focus delegation system, which seems to be due for
our annual discussion round.
So I'm in favor of doing nothing here, except maybe documenting that
you shouldn't override requestFocus().
