It has always driven me totally crazy on my Mac that drop down lists were skipped when tabbing through web forms. This is especially infuriating for at least two reasons: 1) I’ve never heard of this issue in Windows, and 2) Almost every web form that you fill out includes a drop down list for either state or country, which means you have to spend the extra time to use the mouse to move back into the list and find the correct value. Just so that you know, it’s easy to change this behavior. Open System Preferences and go to the Keyboard & Mouse section. Toward the bottom of the screen, you should see the option for “In windows and dialogs, press Tab to move the keyboard focus between:“. Change the value from Text boxes and lists only to All controls, and you’re ready to roll. The screen shot provided below will show you exactly what you’re looking for. Hopefully this saves at least one of you out there some frustration!
Ian – I love you! This has been a very real frustration in my life. Nathan has assured me that it could be changed, but its just one of those things I’ve never actually tried to figure out (nor has he)…just always seemed to be easier to complain about it. Seriously, I love you!
Thank you! This has been driving me nuts for months…
Thanks, dude, for writing this up. It was exactly what I needed. And thanks Google, for getting me here.
Thanks! It seems like such an odd option to go through the trouble of putting it in the first place. Wonder what the reasoning was or what I’m missing…
Saviour! Thanks so much!