Feature / Extension Request: Tab by Index

[Cjeheth]

As the subject title isn't very clear (didn't know what to call it), I'll explain it here.

In MMF past and present (and TGF, etc), the tab index for things like edit boxes, buttons, combo boxes and so forth is based on the order you placed and created those objects in the application. This can lead to things being rather... awkward, when making a change to the application.

For instance, I created a Combo Box, Edit Box, and 2 Buttons for a login screen. I later change my mind and replace the combo box with another edit. All the UI features can be tabbed to move from one to the other. Because I removed my first element (the combo), the original edit box is now first element, and the new replacement edit is last on the index. In a form or something, this is just awkward, as the order of this tab index could be random for a program thats had a lot of edits.


My request is for an extension that overrides this tab index (I can't find the function in mmf, so point out if its already in there). You'll be able to select UI elements and forcably set their index. So an Edit box with index of 1 will be tabbed to before an index of 2, which is before 3, etc. When all indexes are cycled through, it repeats back at 1.

Anyways, yeh, sorry if this has already been requested, or if its already in there, but with so many people focusing on games and the like these UI form features seem to be getting a little neglected.


(And a little side note here: In the example I used above, I switched from a combo box. Why? Well, when the combobox is blank, and you click the down arrow to expand the list, a glitched scrollbar appears but no blank list. Though this really needs bugging seperately, I just thought I'd tag it on to explain my switch).

[Sphax]

You can manage the tab index by set correctly the z-order of your components. To do this you go to "Arrange" menu. You can download and install the "MMF customisation menu" (To install it you must click right on a menu bar and select "Import settings") This customisation add a lot of icons to your menus and somes menu bar like MMF1.5.

[Cjeheth]

Ah right, thanks. I thought it was something like that. Though, I'd still like an extension to do that. I can see that it 'might' be useful, in some situations, to change the tab order during runtime without messing about with the z-order. Also, how does this fair with the layers? What sort of effect do they have on the matter.