One quick and dirty way to cheat is to use a textInput and set it to not be editable and tweak the background alpha so that it looks like static text but it will be tabbable.
The other question I have for you is why do these need to be tabbable? If it is just text information JAWS users can get to it in VPC mode in JAWS... AWK > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Johan Halse > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 11:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] TextField.tabIndex doesn't work > > I'm using AS2. Is there another element I can use? > > - J > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Andrew Kirkpatrick > Sent: den 13 juli 2007 14:57 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] TextField.tabIndex doesn't work > > Labels are not focusable elements. What version of > ActionScript are you using? > AWK > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Johan > > Halse > > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 3:03 AM > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > [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
