But this deletes the last character, not the selection or the character past the cursor.
-If spt.SelLenght > 0 then //this removes the selection ----result=spt.Text.Left(spt.SelStart) //maybe you have to do spt.SelStart-1not sure about that ----result=result+spt.Text.Right(spt.Text.Len-spt.SelStart-spt.SelLenght) -else //this removes the character past the cursor ----result=spt.Text.Left(spt.SelStart) ----result=result+spt.Text.Right(spt.Text.Len-spt.SelStart-1) -end if On 30/05/06, Brian Heibert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Oh and I noticed I had //spt.text = spt.text+ " " So I commented that out Brian Heibert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Begin forwarded message: > From: Brian Heibert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: May 30, 2006 5:11:39 PM EDT > To: Getting Started <gettingstarted@lists.realsoftware.com> > Subject: Re: Sorry to ask so many questions here's another one > Reply-To: Getting Started <gettingstarted@lists.realsoftware.com> > > I have a idea > > dim result as string > spt.setfocus > spt.text = spt.text+ " " > result = Mid(spt.text,0, > > to delete a character I might use something like that (above) > Note: it isn't finished yet Mid(spt.text,0,* > > How do I find out how many characters the user typed? > so I could put the # of the last character where the * is? > > > Brian Heibert > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On May 27, 2006, at 5:18 PM, Terry Ford wrote: > >> >> On May 27, 2006, at 1:52 PM, Brian Heibert wrote: >> >>> How would I go about trapping the delete key on Mac and the >>> backspace key on Windows/Linux >>> and going to the last letter typed or pressed on the keypad >>> (either way it's in the text box/edit field) >>> and deleting it? >> >> By using the SelStart property to manipulate the insertion point >> within the text. It isn't a simple task to edit the text on your >> keyboard as you must emulate what is already built-in to the >> editfield's text entry methods. There is a difference between >> trapping keyboard keydown events and simulating them in a press of >> a BevelButton on your own 'keyboard'. You basically must do all of >> the background work yourself. >> >> Terry >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: >> <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> >> >> Search the archives of this list here: >> <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives of this list here: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
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