Disable feature that causes pressing "Tab" to cycle through available TextFields

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When I press "Tab" on my keyboard, Unity automatically seems to cycle through all the GUILayout.TextField and set focus to them, allowing me to start typing. I do not want this and would like to get rid of the functionality. Is there any way to do this?

I even tried a hacky fix like this

if( Event.current.keyCode == KeyCode.Tab )
{
    Event.current.Use();
}

just before drawing my TextField, but it didn't help (and didn't feel right anyway).

Noting that [TextField eats keys][1], in what way did that not work? [1]: http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/149483/textfield-eats-all-keys-as-of-340.html

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what if you somehow keep track of what field was previously selected and then if focus changes, then you force focus back on that field?

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How about this for hack attempt number two:

if ( Event.current.keyCode == KeyCode.Tab ) {
    GUI.FocusControl(GUI.GetNameOfFocusedControl);
    Event.current.Use();
}

Just a thought... I've never played around with GUI focus.

If that doesn't work you could always keep track of the last focused control and go back to that when you detect a TAB.

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