Re: FLASH: Flash 5 - Does it allow controlled tabbing?

[Matt Wobensmith]

Hi Blair -


You wrote:


>I've been through the release notes and info at MM. But there is no mention

>of controls for tabbing.


Ah yes, I knew that would come up. :>)


It's in there. Tab order in Flash 5 will be accomplished using two main

ActionScript objects - the Selection object and the Key object.


The Key object is used to find out the last key pressed on the keyboard.

Now, you can get any key's identity ("Keycode") and determine if it is or

was pressed. This can then trigger another routine that uses the Selection

object to focus on the desired text field:


Selection.setFocus(myTextFieldName);


Matt

Macromedia

Flash Community Manager






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