> IF THIS.SelectOnEntry == .T. > THIS.SetFocus() > ENDIF That is how I do it. Works well.
Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Charlie Coleman > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:38 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Entering field in the first character position > > > > If I recall correctly, I think you can do a "THIS.setfocus()" in the > "GotFocus" event. I'm pretty sure that will cause the whole thing to be > highlighted the first time a user clicks on it. > > I also can't remember if this causes some oddities if the control is not > set to highlight the whole thing. So in my class code I've got > the following: > > IF THIS.SelectOnEntry == .T. > THIS.SetFocus() > ENDIF > > HTH, > > -Charlie > > > At 03:37 PM 7/22/2008 -0400, Vince Teachout wrote: > >Stephen Russell wrote: > > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 12:23 PM, John J. Mihaljevic > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> They wouldn't deliberately click in the middle of the text. > They just > > wanna > > >> be able to click anywhere in the field to begin their data > entry. And > > when > > >> they click (for example) in the 5th character of a ten-character > > field, they > > >> run out of room after typing just six characters. They want > to be at the > > >> left-most position no matter how they get into the field - > clicking or > > >> tabbing. > > >> > > > ----------------------------------------- > > > > > > What if they type in text and reaize that it is wrong? When they > > > click on the letter, they are now at the first char()? No that isn't > > > right. > > > > > > i guess what is wrong is that you define the length on the front end. > > > > > > >My guess, based on my user's wants, is that what they actually want is > >for the whole field to be highlighted when they click it. Then they can > >just start typing, replacing whatever was their previously. > >OTOH, if the really did mean to click in the middle of a word, they > >click a second time. This is how Firefox handles the URL line, so it's > >not that unusual a procedure. > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
