OpenEuphoria

RE: Eu Editors

• Posted by mistertrik at hotmail.com Aug 06, 2002
• 456 views

Cool cool... (more below)


> > *Make the namespace a little more tolerant of typing. IE atm it doesnt
> > like
> > you deleting all the characters in the name attribute before typing in a
> > new
> > one. If it could hold off until it loses focus, then perhaps that would
> > be
> > better.
>
>Martin Stachon has rewritten Properties for the next release and it does
>allow waiting until user moves to another property before issuing an
>error message. However, I found it safer to issue the message when the
>error happens. There is a way around the problem and it is to use 'Wait
>for Enter Key' under the Configuration Menu. What this allows is for you
>to set which properties will not issue error messages or take action
>such as redrawing or changing text until you press Enter key. Not all
>properties can use Wait For Enter Key, just the ones I felt caused
>problems like you describe. Your selection in Wait For Enter Key is
>retained for the next time you use IDE.
>
>After making a change to 'Wait For Enter Key', it will take action on
>the *next* control you click, since it activates when new information is
>loaded into Properties. I probably should change this to take action
>right away, hum....



I'm not sure I understand...
I had a similar problem where the content of a field had to be correct, 
otherwise the program would do something silly. So, I had code like this:
###(not necessarily real code)
procedure onLostFocus_MyCtrl()
    sequence t

    t = getText(MyCtrl)

    if not valid(t) then
         setFocus(MyCtrl)
         highlight(MyCtrl)
         popupHint("Invalid Value") *OR* setStatusBar("Invalid Value")
    end if
end procedure
onLostFocus[MyCtrl] = routine_id("onLostFocus_MyCtrl")
###

That sort of thing is ok, isn't it? That way, you ensure the validity of the 
data, but the person isn't bothered until they've finished with the control.
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