Navigation key function events
- Last Updated: January 16, 2024
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- OpenEdge
- Version 12.8
- Documentation
The following table describes 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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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. |