OK - no answer - but it only happens when the target of the text-palette is a non-list field? List fields seem OK - so maybe there is a clue in the properties there?
On 02/04/2008, Klaus Major <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Richard, > > Klaus Major wrote: > > > > > > I have a couple of palettes and toplevel stacks open here. > > > > Now when I select some text in a field of a non palette stack > > > > and click on a button/list field in a palette, the selection > > > > disappers, > > > > so "the selectedchunk" is empty in that case. > > > > Too bad if you are working on a text-formatting palette window :-) > > > > BUT this does not happen with all palettes (only with the text > > > > formatting thing, of course!)?! > > > > > > > Which palettes does this not happen with? > > > > > My "2lzs2" palette for instance. > > > > I found out what causes this behaviour: > If the palette contains ANY field, then the selection disappears! > > BUT, I does not really disappear, the selection is just not visible! > If I activate the stack with the original selection again, the selection > becomes visible again. > > I've not been able to find a good solution for my own text formatting > > > palette, so on the recommendation of some of the folks here I store the > > > current selection when the mouse enters the palette, then restore the > > > selection when they click. Dumb, I know, but it gets me through the day. > > > > > I already store "the selectedchunk" but "restoring" it again is a good > > idea :-) > > > > But does not work, see above :-/ > > Any hints on how to create a text-formatting palette that keeps the > original selection > visible are very welcome. > > Of course I store the selectedchunk and so can modify it, bit I don't > think it is a good > user experience when text changes while there is no VISIBLE selection. > > > Regards > > Klaus Major > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.major-k.de > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
