tabKey

Type

message

Summary

Sent when the user presses the Tab key.

Syntax

tabKey

Description

Handle the tabKey message when you want to perform an action (such as going to the next card) when the user presses the Tab key.

The message is sent to the active (focused) control, or to the current card if no control is focused.

Examples

on tabKey -- go forward in stack on tab, backward on shift-tab
  if the shiftKey is down then go previous card
  else go next card
end tabKey

Related

keyword: card

property: tabStops, tabGroupBehavior, autoTab

command: focus

glossary: message

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

desktop