fix #592

src/OWML.Common/Interfaces/Menus/IMenuManager.cs

@@ -10,5 +10,11 @@ public interface IMenuManager
 		public IPopupMenuManager PopupMenuManager { get; }
 
 		internal IList<IModBehaviour> ModList { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Keeps the Mod Options tab open, since it is ephemeral.
+		/// Otherwise, a popup opening in the tab would close it.
+		/// </summary>
+		public void ForceModOptionsOpen(bool force);
 	}
 }

src/OWML.ModHelper.Menus/NewMenuSystem/MenuManager.cs

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ enum SettingType
 		internal static List<(IModBehaviour behaviour, Menu modMenu)> ModSettingsMenus = new();
 
 		private bool _hasSetupMenusThisScene = false;
+		private bool _forceModOptionsOpen;
 
 		public MenuManager(
 			IModConsole console,
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ public MenuManager(
 			_unityEvents = unityEvents;
 			TitleMenuManager = new TitleMenuManager();
 			PopupMenuManager = new PopupMenuManager(console, harmony, this);
-			OptionsMenuManager = new OptionsMenuManager(console, unityEvents, PopupMenuManager);
+			OptionsMenuManager = new OptionsMenuManager(console, unityEvents, PopupMenuManager, this);
 			PauseMenuManager = new PauseMenuManager(console);
 
 			var harmonyInstance = harmony.GetValue<Harmony>("_harmony");
@@ -85,6 +86,11 @@ public MenuManager(
 			};
 		}
 
+		public void ForceModOptionsOpen(bool force)
+		{
+			_forceModOptionsOpen = force;
+		}
+
 		internal void SetupMenus(IList<IModBehaviour> modList)
 		{
 			if (_hasSetupMenusThisScene)
@@ -210,6 +216,11 @@ void SaveConfig()
 
 					newModTab.OnDeactivateMenu += () =>
 					{
+						if (_forceModOptionsOpen)
+						{
+							return;
+						}
+
 						// Fixes tab dissapearing when you click on it again
 						// Clicking on a tab closes and opens it again
 						_unityEvents.FireOnNextUpdate(() =>

src/OWML.ModHelper.Menus/NewMenuSystem/OptionsMenuManager.cs

@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ internal class OptionsMenuManager : IOptionsMenuManager
 		private readonly IModConsole _console;
 		private readonly IModUnityEvents _unityEvents;
 		private readonly IPopupMenuManager _popupMenuManager;
+		private readonly IMenuManager _menuManager;
 
-		public OptionsMenuManager(IModConsole console, IModUnityEvents unityEvents, IPopupMenuManager popupMenuManager)
+		public OptionsMenuManager(IModConsole console, IModUnityEvents unityEvents, IPopupMenuManager popupMenuManager, IMenuManager menuManager)
 		{
 			_console = console;
 			_unityEvents = unityEvents;
 			_popupMenuManager = popupMenuManager;
+			_menuManager = menuManager;
 		}
 
 		public (Menu menu, TabButton button) CreateStandardTab(string name)
@@ -697,13 +699,22 @@ public IOWMLTextEntryElement AddTextEntryInput(Menu menu, string label, string i
 		{
 			var submitAction = CreateButtonWithLabel(menu, label, initialValue, tooltip);
 			var textInputPopup = _popupMenuManager.CreateInputFieldPopup($"Enter the new value for \"{label}\".", initialValue, "Confirm", "Cancel");
-			submitAction.OnSubmitAction += () => textInputPopup.EnableMenu(true);
+			submitAction.OnSubmitAction += () =>
+			{
+				_menuManager.ForceModOptionsOpen(true);
+				textInputPopup.EnableMenu(true);
+			};
 
 			var textEntry = submitAction.gameObject.AddComponent<OWMLTextEntryElement>();
 			textEntry._overrideTooltipText = tooltip;
 			textEntry.RegisterPopup(textInputPopup);
 			textEntry.IsNumeric = isNumeric;
 
+			textEntry.OnConfirmEntry += () =>
+			{
+				_menuManager.ForceModOptionsOpen(false);
+			};
+
 			if (isNumeric)
 			{
 				textInputPopup.OnInputPopupValidateChar += (string input, int charIndex, char addedChar) =>