Drop-down List Behavior (Tab Key vs Return Key)

[wlisac]

Hey,

I have a drop-down list with auto-complete from value list enabled. Go to next object using TAB and RETURN are enabled.

If I'm in the field and type the letter A to start my auto-complete I see the dropdown... I press the down arrow to move my selection from Apple to Apricot and then press tab. It works.

But now if I shift-tab back into that field, I see a list of all my values again, but if I try and use the arrow keys to change the selection only pressing RETURN actually changes the field value - tab simply moves to the next field and doesn't update the field (like it would on a webpage for example)... this behavior will mess up my users.

Any help on how to have the "tab" behavior act like the "return" behavior would be greatly appreciated.

My first idea was to create a script trigger that listens for the tab key and then uses applescript to interfere and press the return key.. but this is not cross-platform, and I'm not even sure it will work.

Thanks for the help!

- Will

[wlisac]

the applescript didn't work :P

[Steve E.]

I'm surprised you were able to "set" a value from a value list using Tab. I've only been able to get it to set by using Return. Of course, you can use Return to move between fields by

Layout>Inspector>Go to next object using

A more elegant approach might be to use a script trigger activated by OnObjectEnter or OnObjectModify.