Data-Entry in a LiveCode form using the tab key

[Pete]

I like that!  Might even be good to have a custom property that defines the
next field?
Pete
Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com>




On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 11:11 AM, <dunbarx at aol.com> wrote:

> Mike is correct of course. Sometimes though, it is either inconvenient or
> counterproductive to re-order the fields. You can always trap the tabKey
> message and explicitly select the text of the field you want:
>
>
> on tabKey
>  select the text of fld "yourNextField"
> end tabKey
>
>
> Put this in all the fields in your tab order and designate the one to
> follow.
>
>
> Craig Newman
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: EDWARD DENES <cathy1 at optonline.net>
> To: use-livecode at lists.runrev.com
> Sent: Sat, Apr 16, 2011 7:16 pm
> Subject: Data-Entry in a LiveCode form using the tab key
>
>
>         I have constructed a form in LiveCode; I want to complete the data
> entry in each field by using the tab key.  Is there a way to reconfigure the
> "tab sequence" of fields so that as one tabs and then types in the data, one
> progresses through each field sequentially throughout the form?
>                                                Thanks,
>                                                  Ed Denes
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