Child UMG Widget OnKeyDown

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I use a UMG Widget as an options menu. In this menu I use child Widgets to handle the rebinding of input keys. In the child widget i use the OnKeyDown() function to read when a key is pressed and set it as the new input for that specific ActionName.

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However if I press the Child widgets button to change a key and then press anywhere else the child widget loses its focus and doesn’t call the OnKeyDown() inside the child widget.

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And thus the key remain unbound. So my question is how do I keep the focus on the child Widget til I have typed a key, or if anyone have a better solution for this kind of setup?

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I have the same problem. Did you found an answer yet?

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Yes I did. I added a new blank widget that I gave the focus which handles the input reading. I might do a tutorial of it if I find the time :slight_smile:

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I don’t really get how i should do that, so a tutorial would be awesome. Thanks! I’ll try to solve in myself in the meantime.