Hi Community, I have a use case where: I open a new mashup from within another mashup (e.g., via Navigation). In this new mashup, the user should enter some values. I would like one Text Field to be automatically focused when the mashup loads, so the user can start typing right away without clicking into it. Has anyone implemented this? Is there a recommended way to achieve auto-focus on a widget (e.g., via binding, service call, or JavaScript) in ThingWorx Mashups? Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

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How to auto-focus a Text Field in a Mashup?

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September 2, 2025
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Hi Community,

I have a use case where:

I open a new mashup from within another mashup (e.g., via Navigation).
In this new mashup, the user should enter some values.
I would like one Text Field to be automatically focused when the mashup loads, so the user can start typing right away without clicking into it.

Has anyone implemented this? Is there a recommended way to achieve auto-focus on a widget (e.g., via binding, service call, or JavaScript) in ThingWorx Mashups?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

Best answer by CharlesJi

Hi @MA8731174,

Due to the nature of Tab Sequence (tabindex), you'll need to put all those with positive integers before the default zero ones to make it work as expected; otherwise, you'll have to correctly set a non-default Tab Sequence (>0) for every widget.

However, I don't recommend mixing Tab Sequences with positives (>0) and zeros (=0) on one page.

For your convenience, I suggest upgrading ThingWorx to 9.4 or later and using the FocusOnLoad feature.

https://support.ptc.com/help/thingworx/platform/r9/en/#page/ThingWorx/Help/Mashup_Builder/Widgets/ConfiguringAutoFocus.html

Regards,

Charles