Focus Field on Load?

[vsack]

I'm trying to convert a JQM app to Sencha. The app places focus automatically on the only text input on the panel, so a user can use a barcode scanner to scan and retrieve information.

Any ideas how to simply get this going on ST2?

[mitchellsimoens]

Mobile devices do not act uniformly when trying to focus on a field. YOu can try to execute focus() on the field.

[vsack]

I've actually had fairly good luck across the devices we use for these tools. Of course, I always understand that nothing will ever work perfectly across all form factors.

I'd like to execute focus, but perhaps I'm not understand how to execute against what I'm asking ST2 to create in the DOM. In JQM, $('input#fScan').focus(); does what I need it to do, but if I am creating:

{
xtype: 'textfield',
name: 'scan'
}

I guess I'm not sure where to place the focus execution because I'm not sure when or where it would be appropriate...or if this is done within Sencha's nomenclature or outside of it.

[mitchellsimoens]

You need to get the component instance. Once you have that then you can execute focus() ont hat instance. http://docs.sencha.com/touch/2-0/#!/...t-method-focus

[vsack]

Awesome thanks!