Re: Select text question

[craig--- via use-livecode]

Graham.
 
Ah, I see now. This is not an issue at all in ordinary LC, as you certainly 
know. What happens if you select the text twice in a row?
 
Craig
 
 
-Original Message-
From: "Graham Samuel via use-livecode" 
Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2020 11:36am
To: "How to use LiveCode" 
Cc: "Graham Samuel" 
Subject: Re: Select text question



Thanks Craig. Somehow the return characters didn’t arrive in my email, but of 
course I understand what you mean. But this would simply empty the field, 
wouldn’t it, whereas I want the user to see the text that was there before, 
selected. I thought that was what the ’select’ command for text was for.

Graham

> On 8 Oct 2020, at 15:30, craig--- via use-livecode 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> Not sure about mobile, but does this help?
> 
> on openFieldset the keyboardType of me to "numeric"
> put "" into meselect text of meend openField
> 
> Craig
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: "Graham Samuel via use-livecode" 
> Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2020 8:45am
> To: "How to use LiveCode" 
> Cc: "Graham Samuel" 
> Subject: Select text question
> 
> 
> 
> I want a user to key a number in a field in an iOS app. Normally the field 
> will already contain data which the user will be replacing, so I coded this
> 
> on openField
> set the keyboardType of me to "numeric"
> select text of me
> end openField
> 
> What happens is that the selection can be seen taking place briefly (this is 
> in the Simulator) and then reverts to a flashing cursor with the original 
> data still in the field and no selection shown. (The numeric keyboard does 
> open BTW, but I can’t see that as relevant).
> 
> What did I do wrong?
> 
> Graham
> ___
> use-livecode mailing list
> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com
> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription 
> preferences:
> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
> ___
> use-livecode mailing list
> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com
> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription 
> preferences:
> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode


___
use-livecode mailing list
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com
Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription 
preferences:
http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
___
use-livecode mailing list
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com
Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription 
preferences:
http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode

RE: Select text question

[craig--- via use-livecode]

Not sure about mobile, but does this help?
 
on openFieldset the keyboardType of me to "numeric"
put "" into meselect text of meend openField
 
Craig
 
 
-Original Message-
From: "Graham Samuel via use-livecode" 
Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2020 8:45am
To: "How to use LiveCode" 
Cc: "Graham Samuel" 
Subject: Select text question



I want a user to key a number in a field in an iOS app. Normally the field will 
already contain data which the user will be replacing, so I coded this

on openField
 set the keyboardType of me to "numeric"
 select text of me
end openField

What happens is that the selection can be seen taking place briefly (this is in 
the Simulator) and then reverts to a flashing cursor with the original data 
still in the field and no selection shown. (The numeric keyboard does open BTW, 
but I can’t see that as relevant).

What did I do wrong?

Graham
___
use-livecode mailing list
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com
Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription 
preferences:
http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
___
use-livecode mailing list
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com
Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription 
preferences:
http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode