Fix focus and keybinding in search

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ We refer to [GitHub issues](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues) by using `#
 - We fixed an issue where a new protected terms list was not available immediately after its addition. [#3161](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/3161)
 - We fixed an issue where an online file link could not be removed from an entry [#3165](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/3165)
 - We fixed an issue where an online file link did not open the browser and created an error [#3165](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/3165)
-
+- We fixed an issue where the arrow keys in the search bar did not work as expected [#3081](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/3081)
 ### Removed
 
 

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/search/GlobalSearchBar.java

@@ -191,27 +191,7 @@ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
         container = OS.LINUX ? new CustomJFXPanel() : new JFXPanel();
         DefaultTaskExecutor.runInJavaFXThread(() -> {
             container.setScene(new Scene(searchField));
-            container.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() {
-
-                @Override
-                public void keyPressed(java.awt.event.KeyEvent e) {
-                    //We need to consume this event here to prevent the propgation of keybinding events back to the JFrame
-                    Optional<KeyBinding> keyBinding = Globals.getKeyPrefs().mapToKeyBinding(e);
-                    if (keyBinding.isPresent()) {
-                        switch (keyBinding.get()) {
-                            case CUT:
-                            case COPY:
-                            case PASTE:
-                            case DELETE_ENTRY:
-                            case SELECT_ALL:
-                                e.consume();
-                                break;
-                            default:
-                                //do nothing
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            });
+            container.addKeyListener(new SearchKeyAdapter());
 
         });
 
@@ -442,4 +422,37 @@ private void updateOpenCurrentResultsTooltip(boolean globalSearchEnabled) {
         }
     }
 
-}
+    private class SearchKeyAdapter extends KeyAdapter {
+
+        @Override
+        public void keyPressed(java.awt.event.KeyEvent e) {
+            switch (e.getKeyCode()) {
+                //This "hack" prevents that the focus moves out of the field
+                case java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT:
+                case java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_LEFT:
+                case java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_UP:
+                case java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_DOWN:
+                    e.consume();
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    //do nothing
+            }
+
+            //We need to consume this event here to prevent the propgation of keybinding events back to the JFrame
+            Optional<KeyBinding> keyBinding = Globals.getKeyPrefs().mapToKeyBinding(e);
+            if (keyBinding.isPresent()) {
+                switch (keyBinding.get()) {
+                    case CUT:
+                    case COPY:
+                    case PASTE:
+                    case DELETE_ENTRY:
+                    case SELECT_ALL:
+                        e.consume();
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        //do nothing
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}