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Generated PDF does not preserve tab order in tables, with or without tabindex #306

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Using v1.1.7 on Windows 10.

With a plain table in a validated HTML file, the tab order isn't preserved.

<table>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="#">Link A</a></td>
        <td>Some text</td>
        <td><textarea name="Text A"></textarea></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="#">Link B</a></td>
        <td>Some text</td>
        <td><textarea name="Text B"></textarea></td>
    </tr>
</table>

Expected result: the tab order should be:

  1. Link A
  2. Text A
  3. Link B
  4. Text B

Actual result: the tab order is:

  1. Link A
  2. Link B
  3. Text A
  4. Text B

So I added tabindex to all of my links and fields.

<table>
    <tr>
        <td><a tabindex="1" href="#">Link A</a></td>
        <td>Some text</td>
        <td><textarea tabindex="2" name="Text A"></textarea></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a tabindex="3" href="#">Link B</a></td>
        <td>Some text</td>
        <td><textarea tabindex="4" name="Text B"></textarea></td>
    </tr>
</table>

No change in tab order

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