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Hi Rifky,
I just bought and installed your Tab Index AddIn. The description made me think that it would be a real timesaver for me. Sadly it doesn’t work and I don’t know what went wrong.
I installed the AddIn, as described in the documentation, by double-clicking the VSIX-file. The AddIn shows up under “Extensions and Updates” in Visual Studio 2017 and I now have a menu item “View \ Form Tab Index” but clicking on Form Tab Index doesn’t do anything. I tried it with different forms, opening them in design-view, selecting the form and clicking “View \ Form Tab Index”, but nothing happens.
The same is true for Visual Studio 2015.
Please help me to figure out where I went wrong.
Hi, Sorry for the late response. I was on holiday leave and just returned. Please send me a screen shot of your visual studio with the form you are trying with.
Hi, thanks for the reply. I thought it might be something like that. 
In the meantime, I’ve found out something new. There seems to be a problem with controls inherited from another form. Please follow this URL to view a short screen-recording:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n8j3sj4oothvgso/demonstration.mp4?dl=0Hi, What is the base class of your DataFormBase form. I have tested with inherited form and it’s working for me. Can i have a sample project with inherited forms as you have done so that i can test from my end. Meanwhile is that form a third party control?
Hi, I started playing around a bit to try and reproduce the behavior with a smaller C# solution as ours is effin’ huge. Please follow this URL to download a ZIP file with my demo solution:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ldd9qovaf2cob6a/TabOrderAddInTest.zip?dl=0The AddIn works fine in FirstBaseForm and SecondBaseForm, but fails in TestForm.
Hi, I have submit an update, once it approved you can down load and check. (uninstall the existing and install the new version)
Hi, the update has been approved. you can download the latest version and check your issue. please update me whether it’s ok now. Thanks.
Hi,
I just tested the latest version and the “Tab Index Order” is now opened correctly. Thanks for the fast fix.
I’ll be sure to recommend your tool when the opportunity arises.
I’m glad it’s working on your end. Thanks.
Thanks for the update, but I can’t get it to install in 2015. I have both 2013 Pro and 2015 Community installed, but when I ran the installer there was only a checkbox for 2013. If I run it again it says it has been installed to all applicable products.
Actually, I believe (haven’t used 2013 for a while and may have restored the system since I installed it), it already was installed in 2013, using the previous version. 2013 doesn’t need vsix to install, the old manual method worked fine when I tried some months ago.
Did you run the install under admin privileges?
No, there’s no option for that in the context menu so I don’t think it’s necessary.
I did try to install it on another PC (Windows 8.1) with VS2013, this PC has UAC disabled completely so full admin rights for everything. It did not install correctly here – it is in the View menu but I get an error message when I try to run it. I’ll email you a screenshot…
The latest update will work on VS2013, VS2015 and VS2017
Hi. I just bought this and then realized it isn’t supported for VS 2015. Any chance of adding support for VS 2015? I could really use this product!!
Hi,
thanks for the purchase and sorry for taking some time to reply.
I have updated this to support vs 2015 onward as an extension. The update is under review. once it’s approved, you can download and install the TabindexAddIn.vsix. Please let me know how it’s supported your development. Thanks.
Thank you SO much. Just downloaded it, and it is making my life SO much easier already.
Fantastic!
Just purchased your add-in but run into problems. Gives error “Length cannot be less than zero. Parameter name: length” when using apply having moved one control up. Using VS2010. Have a screen shot but it doesn’t seem as if I can attach one to a comment.
Thank you for purchasing the item. I’ll have look on the error. Pls give me your email.
Think I have spotted what could be causing the error. I use a grid/table control from 10Tec and interestingly, your add-in shows two sub items within this grid (it seems that these could be the scroll-bars within the grid). I suspect that it is not possible to assign tab order to a sub-component in this way. Perhaps it would be best if your add-in does not dig deeper into unknown controls. eg. only iterate into child controls on recognised containers?
Latest version will solve this issue.
Great response, problem solved! Highly recommended – couldn’t understand the VS2010 tab order screen, setting tab order in a list makes much more sense and has the added benefit of seeing which controls you have forgotten to turn off tab stop on…
Great tool, to work with the hierarchy of tabindex. It is very simple to change tabindex settings and make it transparent for users.
Furthermore a pleasant contact to the developer, to add some more features to it.
Must have, if you work with TAB-Indizes
Hi Mr. Rafeethu,
i just install your Add-on and get the follwing error „Form must be in Design view“ I have test it with a simple form, with one button.
Hi Thomas, Thanks for purchasing my plugin.. You have to open the form in Design View when you run this plugin. if you are in code editor window or if you have not open the form in design view while you run this plugin, you will get this message.
