Comments on: Tab Skips Select Form Fields in Mac Browsers http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/ It's Just Links Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:47:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jeff http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/comment-page-3/#comment-179758 Jeff Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:07:35 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/#comment-179758 Thanks, man. Years later and this is still a relevant post. I also can't believe this is not the default. I started using the Mac full time several months ago, and had been living with this frustrating issue for too long. Fortunately, your page came up at the top when Googling for "mac tab to button". Thanks, man. Years later and this is still a relevant post. I also can’t believe this is not the default. I started using the Mac full time several months ago, and had been living with this frustrating issue for too long. Fortunately, your page came up at the top when Googling for “mac tab to button”.

]]> By: dan http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/comment-page-3/#comment-178698 dan Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:40:32 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/#comment-178698 thanks! this has been driving me nuts since i switched in 2004! I thought macs were just retarded on this one issue....... :) thanks!
this has been driving me nuts since i switched in 2004! I thought macs were just retarded on this one issue……. :)

]]> By: Ken http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/comment-page-3/#comment-171851 Ken Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:36:15 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/#comment-171851 I know this is an old post, but it came up first on a Google search of "mac firefox tab between fields" so it's still relevant! I'm running Max OS 10.5.7, Safari 4.0, FireFox 3.0.11 You're tip for changing System Preferences did work for FireFox. That tab-over dropdown fields is infuriating, and I'm glad for that solution. I don't know when this feature was released, but in the version of Safari I listed, there is now a setting that solves the problem without changing System Preferences. In Safari Preferences, go to Advanced>Universal Access and check "Press Tab to hightlight each item on a webpage." This has the benefit of highlighting every clickable element on a web page, and while you fill in a form, just happens to work nifty there, too. Cheers. I know this is an old post, but it came up first on a Google search of “mac firefox tab between fields” so it’s still relevant!

I’m running Max OS 10.5.7, Safari 4.0, FireFox 3.0.11

You’re tip for changing System Preferences did work for FireFox. That tab-over dropdown fields is infuriating, and I’m glad for that solution.

I don’t know when this feature was released, but in the version of Safari I listed, there is now a setting that solves the problem without changing System Preferences.

In Safari Preferences, go to Advanced>Universal Access and check “Press Tab to hightlight each item on a webpage.”

This has the benefit of highlighting every clickable element on a web page, and while you fill in a form, just happens to work nifty there, too.

Cheers.

]]> By: freqmode http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/comment-page-3/#comment-157892 freqmode Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:55:53 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/#comment-157892 How is this not the default?!?!?! Thanks for the tip. Another case of Apple trying to make things 'too' easy. I'll submit a request to have this made default to Apple Care. How is this not the default?!?!?! Thanks for the tip. Another case of Apple trying to make things ‘too’ easy. I’ll submit a request to have this made default to Apple Care.

]]> By: Dustin http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/comment-page-2/#comment-154024 Dustin Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:27:07 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/#comment-154024 wow.. i feel relieved.. and really dumb.. thank you for this wow.. i feel relieved.. and really dumb.. thank you for this

]]> By: Danno http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/comment-page-2/#comment-148533 Danno Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:57:19 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/#comment-148533 Default. Agreed. Bigtime. Default. Agreed. Bigtime.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/comment-page-2/#comment-145273 Stephen Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:15:26 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/#comment-145273 Thank you very much! This was driving me crazy in Google Calendar, not being able to tab to change which calendar I was adding an event to! Thank you very much! This was driving me crazy in Google Calendar, not being able to tab to change which calendar I was adding an event to!

]]> By: Lo'oris http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/comment-page-2/#comment-139055 Lo'oris Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:27:58 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/#comment-139055 No such option on 10.3 :| fuck :| No such option on 10.3 :|
fuck :|

]]> By: kimberly http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/comment-page-2/#comment-138646 kimberly Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:13:24 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/#comment-138646 Perfect solution! This was so easy, and I am thrilled that I found this. It was my one drawback for Firefox. Perfect solution! This was so easy, and I am thrilled that I found this. It was my one drawback for Firefox.

]]> By: Tim http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/comment-page-2/#comment-138463 Tim Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:05:32 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/#comment-138463 Huh, finally got annoyed enough to Google this up. Thanks for the tip. Huh, finally got annoyed enough to Google this up. Thanks for the tip.

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