I am having problems with controling the read order in flash. I'm using this script: this.instance_name_here.tabIndex = 1;
I've read that static text in the flash movie will cause the flash player to go back to the default read order. Also, if each instance in the movie isn't named and included in the script, then it will revert back to read order. I'm working with a flash file developed by someone else, and I've changed all static text to dynamic text, and assigned it an instance name. I unchecked "Make object accessible" in the accessibility panel in flash, then did not include those instances in the script, I read that if an instance is not accessible, then there's no need to include it in the actionscript. The only thing that I can think of to explain this is that I'm missing something. Either there's an instance that I haven't named and included in the script, or there's some static text that I haven't changed to dynamic.
But the script is not affecting the read order. I'm using flash 8 and I've tried it in flash mx 2004 professional also. No success either way. Also, just in case it matters, I don't have the same font installed on my computer that the original developer used, so I'm substituting with a similar font.
Has anyone experienced a problem like this? Or does anyone have ideas of possible solutions?
