Is this a bug? Tabbing through fields ... 1

josel · Mar 18, 2002

Please tell me if this is just poor design of my part or a handycap in FLASH ...

Have small movie with 12 layers. On layer 2 (quotes) I've set a group of input fields split in two columns. On the first column I have 13 single line fields and on right column, I have one multiline field.

On layer 7, I have a horizontal menu with 7 buttons.

As I access form via button with action 'gotoandplay', the form display ... it's all good. I click on first field and type something in and tab expecting to go to next field. Well, I jump to horizontal menu two buttons after chosen button to access form page. Two tabs later, and I am back to next form field.

Why is this? Why am I jumping to menu buttons instead of going down the column on input fields?

Should I switch layer position? Am I missing a simple but very important step?

Please help .... 8-(

Thank you all in advance!

Regards;

josel If you have the knowledge, consult and educate those who need it! - Jose Lerebours

oldnewbie · Mar 18, 2002

Guess this will be your second vote for me this evening...

http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Interactivity/Flash_5_-Aaron_We-569/index.shtml

Regards,

josel · Mar 18, 2002

This is great but I can't get it to work. My form is within main timeline on frame 26.

I created the invisble button and dragged it into main scene on same layer and frame as form. I then righ-click button and chose action. Within action, I typed:

on (keypress "<Tab>&quot

{
if (Selection.getFocus() == "_root._level0.companyname&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.firstname&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() == "_root._level0.firstname&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.lastname&quot

; {
} else if (Selection.getFocus() == "_root._level0.lastname&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.title&quot

; {
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.address1&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.address2&quot

;
}
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.address1&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.address2&quot

;
}
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.address2&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.city&quot

;
}
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.city&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.state&quot

;
}
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.state&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.city&quot

;
}
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.city&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.zipcode&quot

;
}
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.zipcode&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.dayphone&quot

;
}
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.dayphone&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.nightphone&quot

;
}
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.nightphone&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.faxnumber&quot

;
}
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.faxnumber&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.email&quot

;
}
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.email&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.comments&quot

;
}
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.comments&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.compnayname&quot

;
}
}

I interpreted from the tutorial that I needed to identify full path and adding _root is what I figured was missing.

What do you think? Oh, can I capture SHIFT-TAB? If so, what's the string "<SHIFTTAB>", "<STAB>" ...?

Thanks;

josel If you have the knowledge, consult and educate those who need it! - Jose Lerebours

josel · Mar 18, 2002

Hey, I just removed a groupd of brackets since they did not appeared to be properly paired.

The script now looks like this:
on (keypress "<Tab>&quot

{
if (Selection.getFocus() == "_root._level0.companyname&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.firstname&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() == "_root._level0.firstname&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.lastname&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() == "_root._level0.lastname&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.title&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.address1&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.address2&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.address2&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.city&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.city&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.state&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.state&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.city&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.city&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.zipcode&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.zipcode&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.dayphone&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.dayphone&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.nightphone&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.nightphone&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.faxnumber&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.faxnumber&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.email&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.email&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.comments&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() = "_root._level0.comments&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_root._level0.compnayname&quot

;
}
}

but it still does not work ... I am also having problem with text size on a few fields. I have made sure that they are all the same height (20 - info panel) and font (verdana). Text character is set to verdana/12 on all fields and yet, some of them look smaller ... I noticed that when I placed the cursor on those fields, it looks high within the the field box.

Regards;

josel

PS: Thank you for pointing to the above tutorial! If you have the knowledge, consult and educate those who need it! - Jose Lerebours

oldnewbie · Mar 18, 2002

You shouldn't be using _root._level0... which are really the same.

on (keypress "<Tab>&quot

{
if (Selection.getFocus() == _level0.companyname&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_level0.firstname&quot

;
} else if (Selection.getFocus() == "_level0.firstname&quot

{
Selection.setFocus("_level0.lastname&quot

;
... Etc...Etc...

Sure this is really on the main movie's timeline, and you "form" is not within a movie clip?

If that still doesn't work, post a link to your .fla, or e-mail it to me at tektiper@hotmail.com.

I'll have a look at it, correct it, and send it back to ya!
And maybe I'll even start a new thread so you can vote for a third time tonight! LOL

Regards,

josel · Mar 18, 2002

Old, thank for offering to go the extra mile. Here is the link

http://www.cbsareus.com/national.zip

This is a small movie ... I welcome any and all suggestions; so feel free to bring up any technical concerns which you may notice.

Thank you once again!

Jose Lerebours

If you have the knowledge, consult and educate those who need it! - Jose Lerebours

josel · Mar 18, 2002

Hey OLDNEWBIE, never mind, I got it!

I still had a couple _root in there and at least one line had a single = ... I was missing that nice window that opens up telling about your script syntax problems just as you press F12 to test/view movie.

Thank you very much for your assistance!

Regards;

Jose Lerebours

If you have the knowledge, consult and educate those who need it! - Jose Lerebours

oldnewbie · Mar 18, 2002

Fine you beat me to it, but check the thread I started, for another suggestion... Setting the cursor in the first input field!

Any given user can't vote twice for the same other user in the same thread!

Regards,

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