Using tab to get to the next object...

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:24 pm

I have an app that requires the user to enter a number of fields, select combo box items, etc. I would like the tab key to move the user to the next object as they are filling out the 'form'. How do I control which field the tab key will highlight?

Tom

Janschenkel · Post by **Janschenkel** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:42 pm

Hi Tom,

If your fields are in the correct order (meaning their 'layer' property is in ascending order) then this should work pretty much automatically. However, you may want to set the 'tabOnReturn' property of your fields to make sure the form tabs to the next field when the user types a return key.

And when you do have to control which control gets the focus, you'll put somehting like this in the script of the 'source' control:

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on tabKey
  select char 1 to -1 of field "SomeOtherField"
end tabKey

Hope this helped,

Jan Schenkel.