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Posted: **Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:08 pm**

Hello,
I love "Tab Menu" buttons, but how to switch between tab buttons without clicking on them?
For example I have a stack with 3 card, my "Tab Menu" 3 buttons permit to go to the respective card clicking on them;
but on the contrary, when I need to go to a card without clicking on my tab menu, how can I switch the "tab menu" to the correct tab?

Posted: **Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:51 pm**

Hi Max,

look at "menuHistory" in the dictionary

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on mouseUp
   lock messages
   set the menuhistory of button 1 of card 1 to 1
   unlock messages
end mouseUp

use lock messages to not trigger tab 1 when setting it.

Kind regards
Bernd

Posted: **Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:56 pm**

Hi.

What Bernd said.

But if you are navigating via other methods than clicking on the tab menu button, you may be better served using his idea in an openCard handler, where the tab is set based on some card property, like name or number. Still have to lock messages, of course.

Craig Newman

Posted: **Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:27 am**

Great! It works!
Thank you!!!

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