tab in a textbox

If the focus is on a textbox, and you press TAB, the focus will goto the next control. How do I get it so that the TAB key will actually get me an indent in the textbox rather than going onto the next control?

Sunny

I Dont really understand by "indent" what is it you are trying to accomplish?
explain more...

Use a RichTextBox instead... :)

For example:

<indent>Then I start typing.

<indent>In normal WPs, indents are done by pressing TAB, but in a text box in VB, when you press TAB, the focus jumps to the next control, rather than giving an indent.

btw, 'indent' is the proper name for the 'space before a paragraph'


Sunny

Code:

---


Option Explicit

Sub toggleTabStops()
Dim ctrl As Control
 
  For Each ctrl In Me.Controls
    ctrl.TabStop = Not ctrl.TabStop
  Next

End Sub
Private Sub Text1_GotFocus()
  toggleTabStops
End Sub

Private Sub Text1_LostFocus()
  toggleTabStops
End Sub

---

you could also test the keyascii argument in the keypress event of the text box for the ascii value of TAB which is 9, and then ignore it (KeyAscii = 0) and then type a coupla spaces. Ur choice.

[Edited by Mag-Net on 07-18-2000 at 05:53 AM]

Have you actually tried that Mag-Net?

firstly tab is 9
8 is backspace

secondly, neither keypress nor KeyDown events get fired when the tab key is pressed and there are other controls on the form with tabstop = true

okay, okay, i havent tried it, it was just a suggestion. Your idea is much better, and i mis-typed the 9, which i have now corrected.