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["david poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thoughts?

Johnnie Apple Seed

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Antony Tennant" <antonytennant@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <w3c-wai-ig@xxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: help - tab index in form with labels - Win/Mac difference


Further to my original note

I have experienced the problems mainly with Mac osX and os9 with IE 5.2 and 
5 respectively, and windows NT and 2000 with IE 5.5 and 6. Firefox isnt a 
problem. I only have Safari 1.0 (prob downloading new version) which has 
limited tabbing anyway.

The sample page appears to have banners (with some browsers) because I am 
using some free space, but on a Mac IE it will tab through the index, (then 
to the web hosted by brinkster link) then to the field labels and finally 
the reminaing brinkster links.

Hopes this makes a bit more sense, apologies for lack of direct info before.


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I have noticed a difference between Macs and Windows regarding the natural 
tab index when labels are used in a form.

The Macs will tab to the label and the form element separately where as 
Windows tabs to the form element only.

When I add a tab index to the form elements it causes a problem on a MAC. It 
will tab through the stated index on the elements but then through the 
labels. I have created a simple form with tab index to demonstrate the 
difference:-  www31.brinkster.com/atennant/tab_index.html

If I duplicate the tab index number on both label and input it is not a good 
experience on windows.

I am currently working on a form that has several fields and links and need 
to add a tab index to ensure a logical tab order. Unfortunately I am needing 
to use CSS to reposition some of the links (a design and technical 
requirement I cant get around) and this does not give a logical tab order, 
so I cant rely on the natural order as decided by the browser.

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks



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