Comments on: No tabbing for List, DataGrid, and Tree?

By: Shiv Nikum

Shiv Nikum — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:04:14 +0000

Thanks a Lot for your valuable information on tab order

Thanks Again !!!!

Regards,

Shiv Nikum

By: Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 19:32:46 +0000

You could recompile the component SWC’s after updating the class but that’s a bit more labor intensive than the dummy class variable workaround.

By: Derek Vadneau

Derek Vadneau — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:52:17 +0000

Thanks Michael. I actually posted this as a bug to Macromedia yesterday and just got a reply a few minutes before you posted!

Here is the message I received (I got approval to post this):

Yes, this is a known issue. We are working on a tech note.

In the meantime, you can workaround this issue by opening:
C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash 8\en\First Run\Classes\mx\core\View.as
file

Go to line 140 and uncomment the set tabIndex function definition below:
/*
	removed to allow for the proper function of accessibility
*/
	//function set tabIndex(n:Number)
	//{
	//	__tabIndex = n;
	//}
Close Flash. Relaunch Flash so that this file gets copied to the local
settings first run folder.

In the fla file you are using, add the following dummy variable
definition at the top:
var dummyVar:mx.core.View;
Re-publish.

So Macromedia is already planning to do a technote on this.

I also asked about the comment that mentions accessibility and apparently this is a leftover from some work they were trying to do with the components. In trying to revert the code, this commented out part was missed.

“Excellent catch!”
Actually, I should say that to you!

By: Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:35:29 +0000

I tried adding mx.accessibility.ListAccImpl.enableAccessibility() to no avail.

By: Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:32:34 +0000

There is a change in the mx.core.View class commenting out the set tabIndex ()function.

Here is the comment:
/*
removed to allow for the proper function of accessibility
*/
//function set tabIndex(n:Number)
//{
// __tabIndex = n;
//}

I’m checking up on it with a friend at MM as I write this. Excellent catch!