Tabbing navigation
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In computing, tabbing navigation is the ability to navigate between focusable elements (such as hyperlinks and form controls) within a structured document or user interface (such as HTML) with the tab key of a computer keyboard. Usually, pressing Tab will focus on the next element, while pressing Shift + Tab will focus on the previous element. The order of focusing can be determined implicitly (based on physical order) or explicitly (based on tab index). In general, tabbing is cyclical, not linear, meaning that the tabbing will cycle to the first/last element when it moves away from the last/first element.[1][2]
Tab order
The tab order of the
Not all controls can receive the focus. In Java, labels can receive focus but in Visual Studio they cannot. Also, the TabStop property (in Visual Studio) can be set to false to prevent a control from receiving the focus.
Customization
On web pages, by default, tabbing navigates through
At the client end,
Alternatives
Most desktop applications and
See also
References
- ^ "WebAIM: Keyboard Accessibility". webaim.org. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) (2023-12-06). "Keyboard Compatibility". Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). Retrieved 2023-12-06.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Dev.Opera — Opera Accessibility: Where We're At". dev.opera.com. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
External links
- HTML 4: 17.11 Giving focus to an element / 17.11.1 Tabbing navigation – standard
- Mozilla Keyboard Navigation: Tabbing
- accessibility.tabfocus – preference field for customizing tabbing navigation
- How to tab focus onto a dropdown field in Mac OS X – discusses preference in Apple Menu > System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard Shortcuts