Re: XForms: input fields

vsexton (vsexton@sirinet.net)
Sat, 30 May 1998 12:59:27 -0500

# To subscribers of the xforms list from vsexton <vsexton@sirinet.net> :

vsexton wrote:

> # To subscribers of the xforms list from vsexton <vsexton@sirinet.net> :
>
> > > what defines the order of activation of an input field when you hit tab to
> > > move onto the next field?? In my form i have some wrong-ordering and would
> > > like to know the best way to fix this.
> >
> > It's the order in which they're defined in the .fd file. If you're
> > brave, you can pull the .fd file into a text editor and move things
> > around.
> >
> > You can affect the order of focus programatically as well. Refer to
> > the Manual -- you'll find what you're looking in the index under
> > "object, focus."
> >
> > spl
> >
>
> You may also change the order in the include file (.h) that is generated by
> fdesign. The order of creation determines ordering for tab key.
>

Oooops. Too late at night. I meant to say the .c file (for C code) that is
generated as the definition file for the forms and objects. The order the calls
are made to create the input fields will determine the order for the tab key.

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