Re: XForms: order of visitation

Frank Stefani (EAD-Frank.Stefani@t-online.de)
Mon, 07 Jul 1997 08:40:02 +0200

To subscribers of the xforms list from EAD-Frank.Stefani@t-online.de (Frank Stefani) :

Gary Huckabay wrote:
>
> To subscribers of the xforms list from Gary Huckabay <gx@bear.sirinet.net> :
>
> If you have a number of input boxes, is there a simple way to change the
> order in which the cursor visits the boxes (via the tab key) other than
> physically re-arranging the code which generates the form? In other
> words, is there a way to specify the visitation order while in fdesign?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gary

This would be a very useful feature to add to XForms. My suggest-
ion (for the developers) is: Implement some navigation types.

(1) type 'NAV_STD' could be a standard movement from top left
of form to bottom right

(2) type 'NAV_COL' could work from top left to bottom left, then
next column (if possible) until right column (top right to
bottom right) is reached

(3) type 'NAV_GRID' could allow navigation in all directions with
cursor keys

This feature would require to distinguish between inner field an
inter field usage of the cursor, though.

Frank.

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