Login Tab Order

spruce · 28 Aug 2005, 11:46 AM

The tab order of the login screen is:

"Your User Name" textbox, "Want to register?" link

It should be

"Your User Name" textbox, "Your Password" textbox, "Login" button, then "Want to Register" link, etc.

( I found this out after annoyingly having to relogin and cut and paste my responses using the "Back" key, I'm guessing because my session times out in the time it takes me to type my responses. Maybe I should just update from Mozilla 1.3.1 but I think you should at least check the tab order. Thanks.)

It happened again for this post. I have taken to copying my message body to clipboard before hitting the "Submit" button.

Jerry · 28 Aug 2005, 12:38 PM

This is not an uncommon problem -- but, I agree, it sure is annoying (particularly for those of us who grew up with the TAB key as the navigation mode -- before the invention of the "mouse").

Jerry

spruce · 9 Sep 2005, 08:25 AM

Keyboard shortcuts are still faster than a mouse once you know them...

28 Aug 2005, 11:46 AM	#1
spruce Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Boston Posts: 38	Login Tab Order The tab order of the login screen is: "Your User Name" textbox, "Want to register?" link It should be "Your User Name" textbox, "Your Password" textbox, "Login" button, then "Want to Register" link, etc. ( I found this out after annoyingly having to relogin and cut and paste my responses using the "Back" key, I'm guessing because my session times out in the time it takes me to type my responses. Maybe I should just update from Mozilla 1.3.1 but I think you should at least check the tab order. Thanks.) It happened again for this post. I have taken to copying my message body to clipboard before hitting the "Submit" button.

28 Aug 2005, 12:38 PM	#2
Jerry Essential Contributor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 451	This is not an uncommon problem -- but, I agree, it sure is annoying (particularly for those of us who grew up with the TAB key as the navigation mode -- before the invention of the "mouse"). Jerry

9 Sep 2005, 08:25 AM	#3
spruce Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Boston Posts: 38	Keyboard shortcuts are still faster than a mouse once you know them...