tab order, and tabbing to an image??

[WestSide2003]

Hi,

I am using javascript to enable some auto-tabbing functionality. Basically like if you have a field on a form like account nuumber. Let's say the field is 4 characters max. After the user hits that 4th chracter, the field auto-tabs another field on the form that I specify by name.

My problem is I need to auto-tab to an image, or just tab in general. When I try to tab over, the tab skips this image. This image is not the typical image and this is why it skips over, but there must be a way to reference this image or something so I can get my autotab to jump to the image, the image acts like a submit button basically..

code is below

<SPAN name="mybutton" STYLE="position:relative; margin-top:10px; height:10px; width:50px;></SPAN>

That is the button, basically I need to find a way to tab over to this.

It would be easier if the button was <input type="image"> but I cant use that, i have to use span tag here...

Can anyone help?

-WS

 

[DaZZleD]

use setFocus()

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"two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do" - the unknown sage

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Give the SPAN a tabIndex, and then use the "focus()" method.

Hope this helps,
Dan

 

[WestSide2003]

Thanks for the help...

It lead me in the right direction..

I basically had to put an ID attribute to the anchor tag so the auto-tab would work..

It seems you can only auto tab to form elements, or links..

I could be wrong, but that was the solution....

Thanks

-WS

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

>> I basically had to put an ID attribute to the anchor tag

What anchor tag? You only showed us a SPAN tag!

Dan

 

[WestSide2003]

Hi,

Yes, your right... that was my bad.. I did not post everything, not intentionally, but just didn't...

The <span> was within an anchor tag.... my fault.. next time I will be sure to post more info.

Thanks

-WS

 

[DreXor]

*shrugs*

DreX
aKa - Robert