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hmmm.... sounds to me like you "tab out" of a field, rather than "tab off".
See if you can use the word "focus" at all. As in "when you move the focus
to another field...."
Just my 2 cents.
Anna.
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[mailto:TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU] On Behalf Of Brierley, Sean
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 12:50 PM
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Subject: Re: tab-off
Hallo:
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Shari Scott [mailto:SScott -at- COMPLEXIMAGING -dot- COM]
>>>
>>>OK, I am in one of those deadline facing moments (they are
>>>going to start
>>>burning CD's tomorrow and I still don't have my reviews-but that
>>>problem/rant is a subject for another post) and I am drawing a blank.
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."
Rush--"Freewill."
>>>I am explaining that something happens when you tab off of a
>>>field. "Tab
>>>off" just doesn't sound right to me. I hate "leave", which
>>>is what someone
>>>here likes.
>>>
Not to be flippant, but I don't understand <vbg>. Can you provide an example
of what tabbing-off entails and what changes in a particular case.
