Re: RE: [win32] cursor
- Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Nov 06, 2002
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global procedure insertText( integer id, sequence text ) -- replace selection; True means allow undo VOID = sendMessage( id, EM_REPLACESEL, True, text) end procedure 7/11/2002 2:13:05 PM, mistertrik at hotmail.com wrote: > >I tried that, and in the IDE it recognised it, but it said it couldn't find >it when I ran the program.. I must have an older version of win32lib. >===================================================== >.______<-------------------\__ >/ _____<--------------------__|=== >||_ <-------------------/ >\__| Mr Trick > > >>From: Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> >>Reply-To: EUforum at topica.com >>To: EUforum <EUforum at topica.com> >>Subject: Re: RE: [win32] cursor >>Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 13:26:41 +1100 >> >> >>Actually you can do this in the current Win32lib... >> >> insertText(myctrl, "hello there") >> >>instead of the getIndex() and setText() method. >> >>Also, setIndex() does set the cursor position in edit boxes. >> >> >>7/11/2002 12:35:50 PM, Brian Broker <bkb at cnw.com> wrote: >> >> > >> >You might consider using sendMessage and EM_REPLACESEL instead of your >> >method outlined below. >> > >> >Example: >> > >> > out = allocate_string("something to insert") >> > if sendMessage(myctrl,EM_REPLACESEL,True,out) then end if >> > free(out) >> > >> >Only problem might be making sure nothing is selected at the time >> >because it will be replaced. If nothing is selected then it just >> >inserts text at point of cursor... >> > >> >-- Brian >> > >> >mistertrik wrote: >> >> bah.... ok thanks. >> >> >> >> I think that there should be at least a wrapper func called >> >> getCursorPosition or something. >> >> >> >> Also, to insert text where the cursor is, it looks like I'm going to >> >> have to >> >> do something like this: >> >> sequence text >> >> atom pos >> >> text = getText(myctrl) >> >> pos = getIndex(myctrl) >> >> setText(myctrl, text[1..pos] & "hello there" & >> >> text[pos+1..length(text)]) >> >> >> >> In my mind, when setSelectedText was called, if there wasn't anything >> >> selected it would insert text at the cursor position. >> >> That seems to be more logical, rather than do nothing. >> >> >> >> ===================================================== >> >> .______<-------------------\__ >> >> / _____<--------------------__|=== >> >> ||_ <-------------------/ >> >> \__| Mr Trick >> >> >> >> >> >> >From: Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> >> >> >Reply-To: EUforum at topica.com >> >> >To: EUforum <EUforum at topica.com> >> >> >Subject: Re: [win32] cursor >> >> >Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 11:37:49 +1100 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >Its not documented as such but the getIndex() call will return the >> >> >cursor >> >> >location from an edit or >> >> >richedit box. Currently the docs only mention ListView and Treeview, >>but >> >> >it >> >> >also works for Listbox >> >> >and Combos. >> >> > >> >> >7/11/2002 11:27:13 AM, mistertrik at hotmail.com wrote: >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >How do you find the cursor position in a MLEedit? >> >> > > >> >> > >I have an edit window, and I want to be able to insert a string into >> >> >where >> >> > >the cursor position is. >> >> > > >> >> > >===================================================== >> >> > >.______<-------------------\__ <snip> > > > Cheers, Derek Parnell ICQ# 7647806