Wow, Sean, that's the ultimate in fooling the user's eye! I love the
concept. Thanks. I'm sure it's all doable, but I wonder just how accurately
I can align the blinking rectangle over the character... especially since
my users are allowed to chose their font and font size... But I'll
definitely try. It's worth a try just to feel the power of the sleigh of
hand :-)
S.
At 11:17 AM 8/15/2001 +1200, you wrote:
> > In one of my editable fields, I simulate the "overwrite" typing mode by
> > intercepting keystrokes and replacing the characters that are already in
> > the field. (The user is not allowed to insert or delete characters.)
> >
> > To make this visually clear, I would like to change the default blinking
> > I-beam to a blinking rectangle, as most apps do when you use the
> > overwrite
> > mode.
> >
> > Can this be done through Lingo?
>
>You'll have to fake it. Here's an approach you might try:
><perhaps>
>Make your on-stage field un-editable and place an editable field off-stage.
>Use this off-stage field to trap keystrokes and replace existing characters
>in your on-stage field.
>Use a bitmap/shape/imaging to place your "overwrite" block at the correct
>place over the on-stage field and 'blink' it appropriately (timeout object?)
>Trap arrow keys to move the position of the blinking block.
></perhaps>
>
>HTH,
>Sean.
>
>
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