This one has bitten me many times, so that's why I remember it! Anyway, it would make more sense to start with 0, since almost everything else (arrays, string indexes) is 0 based.
Cheers Juan Pablo Califano 2009/3/1, Gerry <[email protected]>: > > This is true. I started with 0 which is incorrect, I've been working with > Arrays this week so a 0 index slipped in there. > > -Gerry > > On Mar 1, 2009, at 7:53 AM, Juan Pablo Califano wrote: > > Hi, >> >> I'm almost certain that tabIndex is 1-based not 0-based, so it should be: >> >> txtName.tabIndex = 1; >> txtEmail.tabIndex = 2; >> txtAddress.tabIndex = 3; >> txtCity.tabIndex = 4; >> >> Also, Cor, when testing inside the IDE, you should check "disable keyboard >> shortchuts" in the control menu; otherwise, the IDE will trap the many of >> the key presses. >> >> Cheers >> Juan Pablo Califano >> >> >> 2009/2/28, Gerry <[email protected]>: >> >>> >>> You can look up focus (stage.focus = txtName; ), that will allow you to >>> set >>> which textfield has focus and for tabbing use >>> tabIndex like this. >>> >>> txtName.tabIndex = 0; >>> txtEmail.tabIndex = 1; >>> txtAddress.tabIndex = 2; >>> txtCity.tabIndex = 3; >>> >>> >>> -Gerry >>> >>> On Feb 28, 2009, at 3:19 AM, Cor wrote: >>> >>> Hi Keith, >>> >>>> >>>> I think I have put it wrong in my question. >>>> When running in the IDE is discards several, like: q,e,r,t, but the w >>>> is >>>> accepted. >>>> When I run in in html it accepts nothing. >>>> >>>> But in both cases when I first click the textfield the give it the focus >>>> it >>>> works as expected. >>>> >>>> So my problem really is: How to give the textfield the focus on start? >>>> And additional when I have a second textfield, how can I make is change >>>> from >>>> one to the other using the TAB key? >>>> >>>> Kind regards >>>> Cor >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Flashcoders mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Flashcoders mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

