Tabindex question

Question

How do you make the tabindex work on menu/list form items?  When I tab through the form it skips the
menu/list questions and goes to the next form field.

Answer 1

I have just tested the following form in Firefox and IE8:
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="">
  <p>
    <label for="name">Name:</label>
    <input type="text" name="name" id="name" tabindex="10" />
  </p>
  <p>
    <label for="address">Address:</label>
    <input type="text" name="address" id="address" tabindex="20" />
  </p>
  <p>
    <label for="state">State:</label>
    <select name="state" id="state" tabindex="30">
      <?php
do { 
?>
      <option value="<?php echo $row_getStates['abbreviation']?>"><?php echo $row_getStates['state_name']?></option>
      <?php
} while ($row_getStates = mysql_fetch_assoc($getStates));
  $rows = mysql_num_rows($getStates);
  if($rows > 0) {
      mysql_data_seek($getStates, 0);
       $row_getStates = mysql_fetch_assoc($getStates);
?>
    </select>
  </p>
  <p>
    <input type="submit" name="send" id="send" value="Submit" tabindex="40" />
  </p>
</form>
Tabbing through the form takes you to Name, Address, and then State. When you hit State, the down arrow key iterates through the states.
It certainly works in those two browsers on Windows. Perhaps your problem is with a different browser.