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Apr 15, 2007, 10:08 PM
 
Hey guys, I'm having some Safari troubles. Normally, when I press the "tab" button in Safari, the cursor will only move to empty boxes. To clarify, if the URL box is highlighted and I hit tab, the Google search box to the right of it will become highlighted, then down to the next empty box (perhaps a reply box in this forum) then back to the URL box.

However, now it will highlight everything! It will highlights all the links in my bookmarks bar, empty text boxes, etc.

I did not change any settings in system preference (the "Press Tab to highlight each item on a webpage" box is unchecked in Safari's preferences). This occurs after a few months after each format that I do.

Sorry if this is unclear, but does anyone know a fix for this? Thanks.
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Apr 16, 2007, 12:36 AM
 
It might have to do with this: Open System Prefs, go to the Keyboard & Mouse prefpane, then click on the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. At the bottom, where it says “Full Keyboard Access”, choose “Text boxes and lists only”.
     
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Apr 17, 2007, 01:21 AM
 
WOW! Thanks so much Sage!

As petty as it sounds, it was very annoying. Thanks!
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