Keyboard focus interoperability between SPSS dialog windows and the syntax editor

Keyboard focus interoperability between SPSS dialog windows and the syntax editor

The goal is to determine whether a user can navigate from any modal dialog back to the syntax editor using only the keyboard, without relying on mouse clicks or screen‑reader specific commands.

Constraints include version‑specific focus management (SPSS 28 vs 29), platform differences between Windows and macOS builds, and the potential impact of customized toolbars or third‑party add‑ons that may alter tab order or shortcut bindings.

Does pressing Escape or Ctrl+Tab consistently return focus to the syntax editor in the current release? Does the behavior change when a screen reader such as NVDA is active? Are there any documented keyboard shortcuts that explicitly move focus back to the editor, and are they honored across dialog types?