MP 1.12.1: The search dialog’s Tab key doesn’t follow the control order

[tikmok]

OS: Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit

Short Description:
The search dialog’s Tab key doesn’t follow the control order, similar to this previous bug: viewtopic.php?p=200015. Tabbing doesn’t move the focus to the next control in visual order.

Effect:
Can’t use the keyboard to navigate and control the dialog box.

To reproduce:
1. From the browser, press Ctrl+F.
2. Press Tab repeatedly.

Actual behaviour (bug):
1) When tabbing, the focus doesn’t move to the next control in order.

Expected behaviour:
1) When tabbing, the focus moves to the next control in order, typically left to right, then top to bottom.
2) The “Folder” dropdown receives focus and can be typed in or opened. The last directory searched should be selected by default.
3) Fields, controls, and buttons have keyboard shortcuts wherever applicable.

[bugreporter]

Yes, jumps around like crazy. This is completely unusable.

Version 1.11.7 had almost the same problem, but at least the focus moved from Filename to Folder, as one might expect, after the first tab keystroke (and then goes crazy).

[xnview]

Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.