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- Date: Thu, 20 Jun 96 08:42:31 +0500
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> >> > >> >How do you default the blinking cursor to a field in a form? Has anyone > >> >done this before? > >> > >> As far as I know, there's no way. In any case, why should you want to? > >> > > > >In my case, our users are complaining that they have to set focus on input > >forms. Once in an input field <tab> moves the cursor to the next one. > >It would be nice to specify the placement of the cursor right at the start. > > > >terry sullivan > >Florida Center for Library Automation > > > > Ah, you mean tabbing doesn't activate until you click with the mouse? > Netscape 1.1 had this "problem" but 2.0 "fixed" it. Except that once you > tab into a multi-line textbox, the tab key just inserts a control > character. Oh well, I guess they have to save some things for future > revisions! No, I mean you can not tab from one input field to the next until you set the cursor focus in an input field. I tried 2.01 and sure enough the tab didn't work until I set the focus in an input field. terry sullivan Florida Center for Library Automation
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