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Re: edit text field

• Posted by Euman <euman at bellsouth.net> Jan 16, 2002
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Hello,

I havent looked at Win32lib to see if this is in there but, using this standard
API
settxt = link_c_func(user32,"SetWindowTextA",{C_INT, C_POINTER},C_INT)
the text will be overwritten automatically in a single line edit.
Selected or not.

Euman
euman at bellsouth.net

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Broker" <bkb at cnw.com>

> Hi George,
> 
> I don't see an easy way to do this for standard edit controls (unless 
> you want to capture key presses and manually replace the character 
> following the caret with the captured key).
> 
> However, if you replace your Edit controls with RichEdit controls, you 
> can use the Insert key to toggle between insert and type-over mode.
> 
> -- Brian
> 
> George wrote:
> > Does anyone know how to make the edit text field 'type over' instead of
> > 'insert' only. it's a pain in the but to have to swipe all the fields 
> > when
> > making changes??
> > Here's the text box
> > 
> > id = create(EditText,"",mainWindow,xt,yt,fl,cy+6,eflg)
> > 
> > thanks if you can help....
> > 
> > 
> > George Walters