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RE: Selecting Text (Win32Lib bug)

• Posted by Brian Broker <bkb at cnw.com> Aug 22, 2002
• 514 views

It *is* a bug.

Until it is fixed you can use:
VOID = sendMessage( TheEditText, EM_SETSEL, 0, -1 )

Derek:  
In version 0.57.9, line 16321
Why "index -= 1"?  For RichEdits maybe?  

When I comment out that line, it fixes this issue for 
window_family[ id ] = EDIT.

-- Brian

Brian Broker wrote:
> *Should* be the same function as what you'd use for a RichEdit control:  
> 
> setIndex( TheEditText, {0, -1} )
> 
> If this is not the case then I'd call it a bug...
> 
> -- Brian
> 
> Virtual B wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Does anyone know if there is a way to select text in and EditText?  I 
> > know it can be done in a RichEdit, but I can't seem to find a way to do 
> > it in an EditText.  What I'm trying to do is select the text in the 
> > EditText when the user tabs to it, so that the new info can be typed in 
> > without having to delete the existing text.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Virtual B
> 
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