We write Client Server replacement applications using Flex. One thing that is problematic is the handling of tabIndexing using Flex. The problem;
Flex use a Tab Loop for the entire application except popups. This means if you are in panel A, reach the end using tab, it will move to panel B, or elsewhere in your application. This is not the same behavior that standard Client Server applications exhibit, and is undesireable. Adding tab indexes makes the problem worse because if you have multiple panels with overlapping tab indexes, it will bounce back and forth between panels. A Solution; On any container object such as panel, canvas, tabnavigator, hbox, vbox, etc. allow a new boolean attribute "tabLoopContainer" with true and false as the allowable values. This would then cause a local tab loop that would encompass only the objects within that container. The default would be false, leaving the behavior as it currently exists. Any object with a separate tab loop would only be accessible by mouse click or programatically via set focus. I would like some feedback as to whether this seems reasonable, and how I can get this in front of someone who could make it hapen. Paul
