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Restore Focus to Game List After Closing Game Details

LaunchBox for Windows

📋 Summary

In LaunchBox, when closing the Game Details panel, focus does not always return to the game list. This creates friction for users navigating with a joystick or controller, as they must click the game list with a mouse to continue browsing.

🎯 Feature Overview

  • Ensure that after closing the Game Details panel, focus always returns to the game list.

  • Applies regardless of whether the user scrolled or interacted with tabs inside the Game Details panel.

  • Keeps controller/joystick navigation seamless without requiring a mouse click.

📦 Benefits

  • Improves controller-based navigation and accessibility.

  • Eliminates unnecessary mouse interaction, enhancing the browsing flow.

  • Provides a more polished and consistent user experience.

Posted by Gaelion ·
Status: Open To Community3 comments

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    Sep 18, 2025

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    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case — that context is always super helpful.

    I’ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and I’m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesn’t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team

    • Gaelion

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      Sep 19, 2025

      It’s a spot on sum-up. Thank you!

  • Gaelion

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    Sep 18, 2025

    Get focus back to game list after closing game details

    On Launchox, if I have a game selected on the game list, then open the details panel, then close it, focus is still on the game list, so I can carry on browsing the game list with the joystick.
    But if I scroll on the details panel, or click on a tab there, when I close the Details panel, focus does not return to the game list. So to browse again i have to click with the mouse on the game logo to be able to get back the focus on the game list and continue browsing with the joystick.
    I think it would be much better if when closing the games detail panel, always focus gets back to the games list.

    Awesome program btw! Thanks!