I could do that, but, I want this table I/O cell to be right justified
and numeric only. Neither the textTableItem nor any of the other standard
styles support this. I KNOW I can do it with the customTableItem style
and fields if I can just get the field to accept Grafitti input. Somebody
must have done this already.
> Greg,
>
> How about setting the cell's style to textTableItem? That's what I do.
>
> -Marty
Original Post:
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> > >> I'm a newbie Palm programmer and need a little assistance.
> > >>
> > >> I'm trying to do something that I thought would be relatively
simple
> but
> > >> is giving me a lot of problems. What I'm trying to do is set up
some
> > Fields
> > >> for user I/O inside a table using the customTableItem style (ala
the
> > "sales"
> > >> example in Rhodes & McKeehan)
> > >>
> > >> My basic approach in the main event handler is:
> > >>
> > >> case frmOpenEven:
> > >> initailize the table by:
> > >> set the rows usable
> > >> mark the rows invalid
> > >> set the column's style to customTableItem
> > >> relocate the appropriate field into the table (row, column)
> > location
> > >> (by changing is rect entry)
> > >> set the field as visible, editable, underlined, etc.
> > >> set the field text to its initial value
> > >> set the table column's CustomDrawProcedure
> > >> set column usable
> > >> draw the form with FrmDrawForm
> > >> break
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> case tblEnterEvent:
> > >> set the table's editing attribute to true
> > >> set table's currentRow to the row selected by user tap
> > >> set table's currentColumn to the column selected by user tap
> > >> remove the high light from the previously selected field
> > >> get a pointer to the field corresponding to selected table cell
> > >> (row,column)
> > >> set form focus to the table
> > >> grab the focus for the selected field
> > >> create a new fldEnterEvent
> > >> call FldHandleEvent with the new fldEnterEvent and the field
ponter
> > >> break
> > >>
> > >> My CustomDrawProcedure simply uses FldDrawField to display each
field
> > >> when called at the appropriate time.
> > >>
> > >> Here's what happens:
> > >>
> > >> 1. The fields display properly in the table with their initial
text.
> > >>
> > >> 2. I can select a field with a tap and high light any of the
characters
> > >> in the field.
> > >>
> > >> 3. I CAN NOT change anything (add or delete) in the field with
> > >> Grafitti entries. It responds with the appropriate shift symbol
> > >> to Grafitti shift entry and punctuation tap, but, I can't
change the
> > >> field text. It simply ignores all Grafitti entries.
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