Input Fields treating tab different on different OS

In a Linux standalone build, pressing the TAB key while typing in an input field actually adds a tab character to the field. (And pressing while the contents are highlighted overwrites the entire contents with a tab character.)

In Windows standalone build, pressing TAB leaves the content of the input field unaltered. (And pressing while the contents are highlighted does not overwrite anything.)

Tested with content types "standard" and "password".

Which of these is expected behavior?

How can I ensure that tab characters are not added to the input field on any platform? (I have a custom script that is detecting tabs and using them for navigation between fields.)

 

I have noticed the same. I'm trying to implement tab-navigation and it's very difficult, because text is getting replaced by tab character in Linux.

Have you found any solution for this?

 

I eventually got a reply from the Unity team saying that they reproduced the bug and intend to fix it...someday.

I have a vague plan to try to work around it by having a script that listens for a value-change event, checks the value of the field, and sets the value to the same thing but with tabs removed. But I haven't gotten around to trying that yet because I've been working on other parts of the game.

 

We get constant bug reports from Linux users about this!

 

Could you post your bug number for me? Thank you!

 

https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/is...n-input-field-inserts-an-actual-tab-character

Still seems to be an issue in 5.3.1p4