Under-implemented Input Behavior

Now that you know the details of the principal elements for gathering user input, let's wrap this chapter up with a look at some of their less-frequently implemented aspects. This section will cover some of the WML elements and attributes that seem to be very good ideas for high-fidelity platforms, such as HTML browsers, but may be overkill for this low-fidelity platform.

Extended Attributes

Both the input and select elements support the tabindex attribute. This attribute should behave much the same as its namesake in HTML 4. You add it to the element declarations to cue the browser where the user should move to each time she presses the Tab key.

Note

For details on the HTML 4.01 and its tabindex ...

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