# Flight/Tail # Default

**URL:** <https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [January 13, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885 "2009-01-13T03:10:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 19\
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**Author:** ![71Zulu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/71zulu/32/125458_2.png) [@71Zulu](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/71Zulu)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/1 "2009-01-13T03:10:31Z")

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Notice that my cursor is now defaulting to the Flight/tail # box.

Really annoying! ☹

Any way to change that?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![damiross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@damiross](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/damiross)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/2 "2009-01-13T03:44:31Z")

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Guess you can’t satisfy everyone. I like it defaulting to the flight id box. The best thing would be if each user could determine where the cursor defaults to.

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**Author:** ![FlyNYC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@FlyNYC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/FlyNYC)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/3 "2009-01-13T03:48:09Z")

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Me likey!! Thanks FA

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**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/4 "2009-01-13T04:11:47Z")

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I personally do NOT like the new default. I now have to click the screen each time I want to scroll up or down cause the cursor is set to the Flight/Tail# box. I vote to get rid of it.

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**Author:** ![damiross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@damiross](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/damiross)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/5 "2009-01-13T05:02:12Z")

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> [@im4point](#):
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> I personally do NOT like the new default. I now have to click the screen each time I want to scroll up or down cause the cursor is set to the Flight/Tail# box. I vote to get rid of it.

Using Firefox in a Windows environment, I don’t have to click the screen. I just scroll down using the wheel on my mouse.

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**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/6 "2009-01-13T15:00:58Z")

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> [@damiross](#):
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> > [@im4point](#):
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> > I personally do NOT like the new default. I now have to click the screen each time I want to scroll up or down cause the cursor is set to the Flight/Tail# box. I vote to get rid of it.
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> Using Firefox in a Windows environment, I don’t have to click the screen. I just scroll down using the wheel on my mouse.

I’m on a laptop with no mouse with a ball.

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**Author:** ![lieberma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58f4c7/32.png) [@lieberma](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/lieberma)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/7 "2009-01-13T16:06:52Z")

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> [@im4point](#):
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> I’m on a laptop with no mouse with a ball.

Given my druthers, I wish my desktop had a touchpad and I would ditch my mouse…

That said, not on my laptop currently, but tested this out here on my desktop.

Push the tab key once and that should take you to the button Track Any flight button.

Then you can (or should) be able to use the page down button or I think scroll down as you did in the past to go lower on the web page without clicking on the window or making the window the “active”.

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**Author:** ![damiross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@damiross](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/damiross)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/8 "2009-01-13T16:23:43Z")

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> [@im4point](#):
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> > [@damiross](#):
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> > > [@im4point](#):
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> > > I personally do NOT like the new default. I now have to click the screen each time I want to scroll up or down cause the cursor is set to the Flight/Tail# box. I vote to get rid of it.
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> Using Firefox in a Windows environment, I don’t have to click the screen. I just scroll down using the wheel on my mouse.
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> I’m on a laptop with no mouse with a ball.

I’m using a laptop, also, but have a mouse attached to it.

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**Author:** ![JHEM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/jhem/32/9683_2.png) [@JHEM](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/JHEM)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/9 "2009-01-13T17:09:19Z")

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> [@im4point](#):
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> I’m on a laptop with no mouse with a ball.

What do you have, a Trackpad?

All of my laptops have Trackpoints and it’s irrelevant where the blinking cursor is when I scroll.

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**Author:** ![wazzu90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bc79bd/32.png) [@wazzu90](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/wazzu90)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/10 "2009-01-13T18:48:30Z")

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I’m on a laptop with a touch pad but I’m using a wireless mouse with a scroll wheel. The best of all worlds! 😛

The cursor going to flight/tail # must be a new feature. I’ve started typing replies to topics in the flight # box a couple of times today. Don’t recall that happening.

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**Author:** ![damiross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@damiross](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/damiross)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/11 "2009-01-13T19:25:08Z")

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The cursor defaulting to the flight ID box seems to be making the forum work incorrectly. I think this was alluded to in another post - couldn’t quite figure out what the poster was saying.

When I click on the new posting icon, I’m sent to the top of the page rather than the first new posting.

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**Author:** ![lieberma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58f4c7/32.png) [@lieberma](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/lieberma)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/12 "2009-01-13T19:46:33Z")

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😮

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**Author:** ![im4point](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@im4point](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/im4point)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/13 "2009-01-13T20:41:19Z")

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I tend to use the up and down arrows to scroll the pages, but then the cursor defaults to the flight/tail #, I have to click the screen so the cursor is no longer blinking on the flight/tail #, then use the arrows to scroll and have to do this every time I switch pages.

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**Author:** ![lieberma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58f4c7/32.png) [@lieberma](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/lieberma)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/14 "2009-01-13T20:51:40Z")

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> [@im4point](#):
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> I tend to use the up and down arrows to scroll the pages, but then the cursor defaults to the flight/tail #, I have to click the screen so the cursor is no longer blinking on the flight/tail #, then use the arrows to scroll and have to do this every time I switch pages.

Try my suggestion above, tab key once to free the blinking cursor, then down arrow to scroll down or up arrow to scroll up.

That should get you going mouse free.

Keyboard shortcuts can be addictive 😃

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**Author:** ![wazzu90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bc79bd/32.png) [@wazzu90](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/wazzu90)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/15 "2009-01-13T22:03:43Z")

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> [@damiross](#):
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> The cursor defaulting to the flight ID box seems to be making the forum work incorrectly. I think this was alluded to in another post - couldn’t quite figure out what the poster was saying.
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> When I click on the new posting icon, I’m sent to the top of the page rather than the first new posting.

I was getting debug mode alot yesterday I think.

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**Author:** ![lieberma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58f4c7/32.png) [@lieberma](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/lieberma)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/16 "2009-01-13T22:48:46Z")

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> [@wazzu90](#):
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> I was getting debug mode alot yesterday I think.

Call Orkin! 😛

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**Author:** ![71Zulu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/71zulu/32/125458_2.png) [@71Zulu](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/71Zulu)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/17 "2009-01-14T02:44:55Z")

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> [@im4point](#):
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> I personally do NOT like the new default. I now have to click the screen each time I want to scroll up or down cause the cursor is set to the Flight/Tail# box. I vote to get rid of it.

> [@im4point](#):
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> I tend to use the up and down arrows to scroll the pages, but then the cursor defaults to the flight/tail #, I have to click the screen so the cursor is no longer blinking on the flight/tail #, then use the arrows to scroll and have to do this every time I switch pages.

Yes, I do the same thing and can’t stand always having to click the screen somewhere to get it out of the box.  
It was perfect before, wish it could be put back.

> [@damiross](#):
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> Guess you can’t satisfy everyone. I like it defaulting to the flight id box. The best thing would be if each user could determine where the cursor defaults to.

That would be great.

Anybody know why it was changed?

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**Author:** ![mduell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/mduell/32/115680_2.png) [@mduell](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/mduell)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/18 "2009-01-14T03:25:11Z")

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I recall someone requesting this a while back (RobK?), but I’m pretty sure the implementation was unintentional.

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**Author:** ![71Zulu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/71zulu/32/125458_2.png) [@71Zulu](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/71Zulu)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/flight-tail-default/6885/19 "2009-01-17T17:11:06Z")

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Well now it’s not doing it anymore and is working for me like before.

Glad it’s worked out, thanks!

😃
