Flutter ReorderableListView doesn't work with TextFields - flutter

Question

The widgets in my ReorderableListView are essentially TextFields. When long pressing on a widget, after the time when the long press should cause the widget to "hover," instead the TextField receives focus. How can I make the drag & drop effect take precedence over the TextField? I would still like a normal tap to activate the TextField.
The code below demonstrates my issue.
I also tried to use this unofficial flutter_reorderable_list package. (To test this one, replace the Text widget on this line of the example code with a TextField.)
I'm willing to use any ugly hacks to get this working, including modifying the Flutter source code!
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() => runApp(MyApp());
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
final children = List<Widget>();
for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
children.add(Container(
color: Colors.pink, // Only the pink area activates drag & drop
key: Key("$i"),
height: 50.0,
child: Container(
color: Colors.grey,
margin: EdgeInsets.only(left: 50),
child: TextField(),
),
));
}
return MaterialApp(
home: Scaffold(
body: SafeArea(
child: ReorderableListView(
children: children,
onReorder: (oldIndex, newIndex) => null,
),
),
),
);
}
}

Answer 1

You need to do multiple things in there to fix this.
First disable the default handler in ReorderableListView by setting buildDefaultDragHandles: false in its properties.
Wrap you child widget inside ReorderableDragStartListener widget like this
ReorderableDragStartListener(
index: i,
child: Container(
color: Colors.grey,
margin: EdgeInsets.only(left: 50),
child: TextFormField(initialValue: "Child $i", ),
),
),
Then inside this ReorderableDragStartListener wrap your child in InkWell and AbsorbPointer. Then use FocusNode to focus inner TextField on single tap.
Like this
InkWell(
onTap: () => _focusNode.requestFocus(),
onLongPress: () {
print("long pressed");
},
child: AbsorbPointer(
child: TextFormField(initialValue: "Child $i", focusNode: _focusNode,),
),
),
You need to create multiple FocusNode for all the items in list. You can do this by using List or by simpling creating a new FocusNode inside the loop.
Complete code example here https://dartpad.dev/?id=e75b493dae1287757c5e1d77a0dc73f1