Can controls be excluded from the tab order?

[hendra@ngms]

Is it possible to exclude some controls on a panel from the tab order?  I only want active controls to be in the tab order, not textmsg or decoration controls.

[JonathanN]

Howdy hendra@ngms,

LabWindows/CVI currently doesn't provide the ability to skip a control while tabbing. However, for some workarounds, check out the How can I skip a control while tabbing in CVI? KnowledgeBase and this discussion forum post.

I would also recommend submitting a product suggestion on this topic to R&D as well.

Best Regards,

Message Edited by Jonathan N on 01-22-2007 03:31 PM

[RobertoBozzolo]

Nevertheless, it is to be said that indicators, textmessages, decorations and so on even if listed and numbered in the tab order panel (Ctrl+T in the UIR editor) are actually skipped when executing real application. You can test the tab order and see which control is selected and which is skipped with a tool in the UIR editor (the one with the little hand and two buttons) : pressing it the panel will be presented as if you were in your application (no callback will be executed, though...)

[hendra@ngms]

Got it.  I read the article and tested it.

Thanks to those who replied...