Thanks for the answer Holger--
yeah, I was trying to do that what you described. One place I found to be
appropriate was the openMenuEvent.. but I still want to do it right without
depending on other events. It is true that there is no fldExitEvent.....
what a shame...
sincerely
"Holger Klawitter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:38007@palm-dev-forum...
>
> > How do I know when an edit field looses its focus? I need to
> > programmtically save what user just typed in when it loose the focus.
>
> There is no fldExitEvent, but you can do it manually if you consider
> the situations where a field can lose its focus:
>
> Normally a field loses focus if you do one of the following things:
>
> * you focus another field (catch fldEnterEvent)
>
> * go to another screen (catch winExit/frmClose)
>
> * mess with the focus manually with Fld*Focus, Frm*Focus, Tbl*Focus
> (you can hook in a notifier there)
>
> * can't think of other events ...
>
> I wouldn't use penDown as frmClose nad *Focus do not neccessarily
> come after a penDown.
>
> HTH,
> Holger Klawitter
> --
> Holger Klawitter
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.klawitter.de
>
>
>
--
For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see
http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
