"Tab order" in a rails app

Question

In a rails app, I want users to be able to enter data without having to use a mouse.

To help do this, I want to set the order in which the cursor moves to text fields, drop-down boxes, and buttons.

Is there a way to do this?

Answer 1

Jeff Peterson is almost right.

<%= f.text_field :attribute, :tabindex => 1 %>

Answer 2

<%= f.text_field :attribute, :tabindex => 1 %>

then 2, 3, 4, etc.

Edit: Removed underscore from "tab_index". So close.

Also, you can make a helper method to automatically increment the index:

def tabindex
  @tabindex ||= 0
  @tabindex += 1
end