tab control problems...

[ric frankland]

i'm using some actionscript to allow the tab button to move the cursor from one form entry to the next... i've used this script for a few different sites without a problem, however, in one of my movies it just doesn't want to work! uuuurrrggghhh???!!

i cannot figure out why this is... i've tried changing different parts of the script and variable names, and tried putting the entire form in the movie as a MC... but nothing.

i've attached the file; if someone could please help!

cheers

[chi-styler]

Can't see a file here

[ric frankland]

...sorry!

[chi-styler]

I think you're overcomplicating things there. Just name your boxes: wm_name_box, wm_pass_box, pr_name_box, pr_pass_box and put this code on the root,

wm_name_box.tabIndex = 1;
wm_pass_box.tabIndex = 2;
pr_name_box.tabIndex = 3;
pr_pass_box.tabIndex = 4;

[ric frankland]

thanks... that works ok, but...

are the numbers meant to specify the order in which the input boxes are selected? (which is ideally what i'm after, although not necessarily on this form as it's so simple).

is there anyway to stop the login button being selected if the tab button is hit after the last input box?

the other script allowed control of which input is selected next (when it worked!)

and is there any script to allow the specific login button (on the relevant form) to be selected on pressing the enter key?

[chi-styler]

Yes, the numbers specify the order of the tabbing.

To stop the login button being selected go

my_login_button.tabEnabled = false;


and to determine which form the user is in when the enter key is pressed just use

cur_field = Selection.getFocus();

[intherain]

just wondered where the actionscript

cur_field = Selection.getFocus();

would need to be placed in this example??

[chi-styler]

You could put it on the keyPress for the button, or do it yourself with this code

code:

---

kList = new Object();

kList.onKeyUp = function () {

    if(Key.getCode() == 13) {

        if(Selection.getFocus() == "_level0.wm_name_box" || Selection.getFocus() == "_level0.wm_pass_box") {

	    doWebMailStuff();

        }

    }

}

Key.addListener(kList);

---

[ric frankland]

thanks for your help chi

i'm going to take a look at it this weekend... but i still don't know why my original script (on the attached file), which works for most of my other sites, doesn't work in this case...?

[ric frankland]

i can't figure out the new script provided, thanks anyway...
could somebody please help me with the script i'm already using (as attached), as i'm sure there is just one part that i've missed, which is why it's not working?

cheers

[ric frankland]

can anybody help me please... this problem is driving me mad... i just can't see why the tab control isn't working (in the attached .fla file)!

thanks

[chi-styler]

To be honest I don't know why your original method isn't working, but if you're interested here is a working fla of my method.

[ric frankland]

thanks chi-styler... that'll do nicely!

i'll try and figure out how it all works this weekend.

how's Oxford these days...? i used to live just off Cowley Road a few years back...