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Introducing the ABL GUI Designer : Reference : GUI Designer dialogs : AppBuilder dialogs : Tab Editor dialog
 
Tab Editor dialog
The Tab Editor dialog includes the following options:
Tabbing Options
Default is the default tabbing option for all frames.
Note: The Move First, Move Up, Move Down, and Move Last options are not available when you select this option.
Custom allows tabbing using the Tab Editor Move buttons.
Left-To-Right By Column allows tabbing to move top to bottom in each column from left to right. Columns are identified by the left-most coordinates of each tabbable object.
Left-To-Right By Row allows tabbing to move left to right in each row from top to bottom.
Right-To-Left By Column allows tabbing to move top to bottom in each column from right to left. Columns are identified by the right-most coordinates of each tabbable object.
Right-To-Left By Row allows tabbing to move right to left in each row from top to bottom.
Tabbable Objects
Lists the objects in the currently selected frame that you can access with the TAB key.
Move First
Moves the selected object to the top of the tabbable objects list and makes it the first object in the tab order for the frame.
Move Up
Moves the selected object up one place in the tabbable objects list.
Move Down
Moves the selected object down one place in the tabbable objects list.
Move Last
Moves the selected object to the bottom of the tabbable objects list and makes it the last object in the tab order for the frame.