@Rolf: I suspect that this might be inherited from OOo3, but to be honest I can't remember whether it was already automatic by default or not in those versions.
However, my own personal take on it is that, yes, the UI should really jump to the first control in the form defined by the tab position. As I'm not a developer, I don't know whether this has always been so, or even how much effort it would require to fix (or even if any Base developers see it as worthwhile fixing). Pending comments from any devs, I'll set this to enhancement. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1478258 Title: BASE: tab order in form initially inactive Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Confirmed Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I am using Libreoffice 4.2.8.2 in trusty. This ticket concerns the database application. When designing a form and specifying a tab order (the wizard does this) one still has to first position the cursor in a field to take advantage of tabbing to the next field. Opening a form for data entry and hitting tab does not do anything. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/1478258/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp