Sure, fields are good for some few lines of texts, depending how you transport the texts. Though fields are sensitive for font-changes, so that has to be investigated too. As you probalby understand the users different types of computers and their adjustments of used fonts. Much of it can be regulated through Director.
You can also transport texts and set them after each other into fields, or after every line..and so on. Yuo probably get into counting the number of letters or more specifically said character by character, not to forget empty spaces, Return&linefeed-character by something called ASCI-codes. For PC there are specific codes of the characters, much different from Mac. Just watch up there. The ASCI-codes can be set through Lingo too, as a matter of fact.. In fields you can set scroller of your own design through Lingo, having smart buttons or sensitive areas for scrolling the texts anywhere. You can also set by fields copy/paste of texts using the middle-container in operative system called clipBoard. And Hilite as well is probably something you want to add some sunny day, as where you probably stumble into changing text colours, line space, fonts, bold text, italics...sizes, background colour etcetera etcetera... Hypertext another dingo... Fields are also containers for a number of things in application of much storing in behind,as an easier way of watching or following behaviours of scripts. A sort of Message-tool, or debugger in somewhat easier style. Storing dates and time...flags and other things. Fields can be moved by Lingo code for animations. Fields can be storing copyright-messages...a lot. Called in by some tricky keyboard combination, 'the eastern egg' called. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Quoting John Lodge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dear group > I'm collecting some input from users via editable text members. This is > then > stored in the cast as variables (lists). What I now want to do is > display > the users' text entries on the stage. I'd like to control the position > of > the text and its formatting on the stage. I've searched my Lingo books > on > how to do this ... but haven't found a solution so far. Can anyone > suggest > how I might tackle this? > As ever, any help gratefully received, > John ------------------------------------------------- FREE E-MAIL IN 1 MINUTE! - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.pc.nu [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
