PRB: Unable to Change Tab Order of Objects in Form

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When working in the Form Designer, you are unable to change the tab order for some objects.

CAUSE

You have objects that are part of one or more container classes, such as pageframes or formsets, and you are not editing those container classes.

RESOLUTION

To change the tab order for objects that are participating in a container class, you must drill down through the object hierarchy to gain access to the objects.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

To be consistent with the Visual FoxPro design methodology, you must gain access to the objects through their hierarchy. If you want to change the tab order for objects contained on a page in a pageframe, for example, you must edit the pageframe, and choose the page where you want to make the changes. This is true whether the tab order is changed interactively or through the list object.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a new form.

2. Place two or three text boxes on the form.

3. Add a pageframe to the form.

4. Edit the pageframe, and on page 1, place two or three check boxes.

5. Click the form so that it is the currently-selected object.

6. On the View menu, click Tab Order to change the tab order of the objects.

To change the tab order of the objects on the pageframe's page, you must first edit the pageframe and select page 1. Then you should have access to the objects contained within the pageframe.