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Handle-based Object Events Reference : Navigation key function events
 

Navigation key function events

The following table describes navigation key function events.
Table 118. Navigation key function events
Event
Affected widgets
AVM action
BACK-TAB
Browse, browse cell, button, combo box, control container, editor, fill-in, radio set, selection list, slider, toggle box
Move focus to the previous widget in the tab order within the current frame family.
CURSOR-DOWN
DOWN
Browse, browse cell, button, combo box, control container, editor, fill-in, radio set, selection list, slider, toggle box
In a Windows GUI, move focus vertically to the next cell in a browse column, or to the next row of a browse widget when no cell is enabled. In the bottom-most browse cell or row, do not change focus. All other widgets provide no default AVM action.
In character mode, move focus vertically down in the widget. If the cursor is in the bottom-most position of a widget, move focus to the first character position of the next widget below the current widget in the frame family. In the bottom-most position of the bottom-most widget in the frame family, do not change focus.
CURSOR-LEFT
LEFT
Browse, browse cell, button, combo box, control container, editor, fill-in, radio set, selection list, slider, toggle box
In a Windows GUI, move focus to the previous character position in the current cell of a browse widget. In the first character position of the cell, do not change focus. All other widgets provide no default AVM action.
In character mode, move focus to the previous character position to the left in the current widget. In the left-most character position of the widget, move focus to the first character position of the next widget to the left within the frame, or if the current widget is the left-most widget in the frame, do not change focus.
CURSOR-RIGHT
RIGHT
Browse, browse cell, button, combo box, control container, editor, fill-in, radio set, selection list, slider, toggle box
In a Windows GUI, move focus to the next character position in the current cell of a browse widget. In the last character position of the cell, do not change focus. All other widgets provide no default AVM action.
In character mode, move focus to the next character position to the right in the current widget. In the right-most character position of the widget, move focus to the first character position of the next widget to the right within the frame, or if the current widget is the right-most widget in the frame, do not change focus.
CURSOR-UP
UP
Browse, browse cell, button, combo box, control container, editor, fill-in, radio set, selection list, slider, toggle box
In a Windows GUI, move focus vertically to the previous cell in a browse column, or to the previous row of a browse widget when no cell is enabled. In the top-most browse cell or row, do not change focus. All other widgets provide no default AVM action.
In character mode, move focus vertically up in the widget. If the cursor is in the top-most position of a widget, move focus to the first character position of the next widget above the current widget in the frame family. In the top-most position of the top-most widget in the frame family, do not change focus.
NEXT-FRAME
Browse, browse cell, button, combo box, editor, fill-in, radio set, selection list, slider, toggle box
Move focus to the next frame parented by the active window.
PREV-FRAME
Browse, browse cell, button, combo box, editor, fill-in, radio set, selection list, slider, toggle box
Move focus to previous frame parented by the active window.
TAB
Browse, browse cell, button, combo box, control container, editor, fill-in, radio set, selection list, slider, toggle box
Move focus to the next widget in the tab order within the current frame family.