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autoTab
Syntax
member(
whichCastMember).
autoTab
the autoTab of member
whichCastMember
Description
Cast member property; determines the effect that pressing the Tab key has on the editable field or text cast member specified by whichCastMember.
The property can be made active (TRUE
) or inactive (FALSE
). Tabbing order depends on sprite number order, not position on the Stage.
This property is always TRUE
in an applet created with the Save as Java feature of Director.
Example
This statement causes the cast member Comments to automatically advance the insertion point to the next editable field or text sprite after the user presses Tab.
Dot syntax:
member ("Comments").autotab = TRUE
Verbose Lingo syntax:
set the autoTab of member "Comments" to TRUE
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