Fixing Tab Order in Cocoa Window

[ifiaz]

I am a Cocoa Newbie who comes from VB.

In VB, you can choose from properties whether
I have a "TabStop" on a particular command button,
option button, etc. and also the order the TAB
should follow by setting "TabIndex".

Say I have 5 CheckBox, The higher the "TabIndex"
for that particular CheckBox, the later the
button is selected. This way I can choose
whichever order is suitable for that particular
App.

How can we do this in Cocoa?

I see that there is no property setting for this.
The Tab order seems to be fixed from the position
a button is located.

Top Left -> Bottom Right

and also, there is no way to set a particular button
not to have Tab Stop when the user tabs.

Please help.

[John C. Randolph]

ifiaz wrote:

> Say I have 5 CheckBox, The higher the "TabIndex"
> for that particular CheckBox, the later the
> button is selected. This way I can choose
> whichever order is suitable for that particular
> App.
>
> How can we do this in Cocoa?

In the interface builder, you'll find that controls have a "nextText"
outlet. Try connecting it.

-jcr

[matt neuburg]

ifiaz <ifiaz@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I am a Cocoa Newbie who comes from VB.
>
> In VB, you can choose from properties whether
> I have a "TabStop" on a particular command button,
> option button, etc. and also the order the TAB
> should follow by setting "TabIndex".
>
> Say I have 5 CheckBox, The higher the "TabIndex"
> for that particular CheckBox, the later the
> button is selected. This way I can choose
> whichever order is suitable for that particular
> App.
>
> How can we do this in Cocoa?

In Interface Builder, choose Help -> Interface Builder Help. Read that
documents, especially part under Cocoa Objects called "Enabling Tabbing
Between Objects".

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