Delete the text using the native iOS clear field icon instead (the small circle 
with a cross)  - there's a setting for that  mentioned  in the control 
properties list, in the release docs. 

Gerry


-- http://gerryorkin.com

On 28/03/2011, at 8:44 PM, Scott Morrow <[email protected]> wrote:

> In an iOS project using LiveCode field objects it is straight forward to hide 
> and reveal a red "delete" button on top of the field. Switching from LiveCode 
> fields to the native UITextField object breaks this method as the UITextField 
> appears to float over the top of all LiveCode objects. Is there any way to 
> elevate a LiveCode object above the native UITextField?  The only workaround 
> I can think of is to set the "borderStyle" to none (making the UITextField 
> transparent) and then simulate a click using a frontScript to see if the user 
> tapped inside the rect of the button under the UITextField.  Feels ugly.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Scott Morrow
> 
> Elementary Software
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