In Servoy, if one wants to show more than one line of text in a field, one sets property:displayType to TEXT_AREA, instead of TEXT_FIELD.
A problem arises when the end user is tabbing through the fields: when they come to the multiline field- the TEXT_AREA one- they will not tab on through to the next field, but start tabbing within the field- indefinitely, it seems.
I can see why a TEXT_AREA wherein one can tab indefinitely may be useful; it emulates a text editor, and can provide the expected behavior when the field is the body of a letter, for example. But in other (probably more numerous) instances, this tabbing behavior may be vexing to the end user: they expect to tab to the next field when hitting the tab key.
At present, any time that the amount of text that the end user inputs may be greater than what the length of the field will allow for display, the user must use the arrow key to view the "hidden" text. Or, any time one wishes to have more than one line of text show in a field, a TEXT_AREA must be used, and the tabbing problem will happen.
Can the fine programmers at Servoy provide a displayType that allows for multiple lines, but does not tab within? Ya know, just like a text field in a certain popular database program that shall remain nameless.
Thanks,
Jim Schliestett