Is there a way to make a

Text

that has a clickable modifier not be focusable?

Try

Modifier.focusProperties{ canFocus = false }

That didn't work (neither did

focusable(false)

or using both together)

The

focusProperties

need to come first. This works for me:

fun main() = singleWindowApplication {
    var text by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
    Column {
        TextField(text, { text = it })
        Text(
            text = "Hello",
            modifier = Modifier
                .focusProperties {
                    canFocus = false
                }
                .clickable {
                    println("Clicked")
                }
        )
    }
}

Putting them first worked. Thanks!

I know this is compose, not compose desktop related, but the fact that order can subtly and silently break things like this feels like a big weakness of the framework

It’s a feature, not a bug. Modifier order matters.

ah I can see that, suppose I just need to get more familiar with it