don't hijack key presses in text fields; fixes #1492

docs/pages/resources/changelog.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ New versions of Shoelace are released as-needed and generally occur when a criti
 
 - Added the `<sl-copy-button>` component [#1473]
 - Fixed a bug in `<sl-dropdown>` where pressing [[Up]] or [[Down]] when focused on the trigger wouldn't focus the first/last menu items [#1472]
+- Fixed a bug that caused key presses in text fields to be hijacked when used inside `<sl-tree>` [#1492]
 - Improved the behavior of the clear button in `<sl-input>` to prevent the component's width from shifting when toggled [#1496]
 - Improved `<sl-tooltip>` to prevent user selection so the tooltip doesn't get highlighted when dragging selections
 - Removed `sideEffects` key from `package.json`. Update React docs to use cherry-picking. [#1485]

src/components/tree/tree.component.ts

@@ -222,10 +222,17 @@ export default class SlTree extends ShoelaceElement {
   }
 
   private handleKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+    // Ignore key presses we aren't interested in
     if (!['ArrowDown', 'ArrowUp', 'ArrowRight', 'ArrowLeft', 'Home', 'End', 'Enter', ' '].includes(event.key)) {
       return;
     }
 
+    // Ignore key presses when focus is inside a text field. This prevents the component from hijacking nested form
+    // controls that exist inside tree items.
+    if (event.composedPath().some((el: HTMLElement) => ['input', 'textarea'].includes(el?.tagName?.toLowerCase()))) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const items = this.getFocusableItems();
     const isLtr = this.localize.dir() === 'ltr';
     const isRtl = this.localize.dir() === 'rtl';