Replying to myself here, but I discovered that the tabIndex works flawlessly when TextField.type is set to "input". Very strange behavior indeed: the documentation says nothing about tabIndex working only with input fields and google is no help. From what I gather, it's just supposed to work. I've tried messing with ._focusrect, .selectable, onSetFocus (which, oddly, sort of works when you click the object, but immediately loses focus again) and creating a test flash from both the Adobe IDE and swfmill/mtasc. Nothing I try seems to make it tick.
So, I'm wondering: is tabIndex supposed to work for dynamic textfields at all? Or is this a bug, something I should tell Adobe? - J -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Johan Halse Sent: den 13 juli 2007 09:03 To: [email protected] Subject: [Flashcoders] TextField.tabIndex doesn't work Hello list, I'm having some accessibility headaches. I'm including my movieclips in the tabIndex and using the _accProps object to make JAWS and Windows Narrator read them aloud. That's working great, but I can't seem to apply either tabIndex or _accProps to my textfields (and the textfields, unfortunately, are the meat of the presentation). I'm using the UIObject function createLabel() to make them. My backup plan is to wrap all textfields in a movieclip and use _accProps on the wrapper, but that's going to be awfully kludgy. I'd much prefer if there was a cleaner way of doing it. Anyone with experience in Flash accessibility who can help? Why doesn't tabIndex work on TextField when the documentation says it does? Thanks, - J -------------------------------------------- Johan Halse Technology Phone: +46-(0)8-410 352 03 Mobile: +46-(0)709-27 52 03 www.doberman.se -------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
