Thanx Gordon, I have tried this example and it solves many of my problems but how ever there is one little thing that is very strange.When I'm typing fast my cursor is slower than appearance of the letters.And it's constantly rises.
Any thoughts or solution? --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Gordon Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Below is an example of forcing text input to uppercase as the user types > it. > > > > The trick is to handle the 'textInput' event, which is dispatched after > the user presses a key but before the new text appears in the TextArea > (or TextInput, or TextField). This is a cancelable event, which means > that you can call event.preventDefault() to prevent the system from > doing the default handling of this event;. For this event, calling > preventDefault() means that the TextArea won't process the keystroke. > Instead you process it yourself by uppercasing it, inserting it in the > appropriate place in the TextArea's text string, and setting the > insertion point to be after the new uppercase character. > > > > - Gordon > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";> > > <mx:Script> > > <![CDATA[ > > > > private function > textInputHandler(event:TextEvent):void > > { > > event.preventDefault(); > > > > var textArea:TextArea = > TextArea(event.target); > > var oldText:String = > textArea.text; > > var before:String = > oldText.substring(0, textArea.selectionBeginIndex); > > var after:String = > oldText.substring(textArea.selectionEndIndex); > > var newText:String = > event.text.toUpperCase(); > > var > newInsertionOffset:int = (before + newText).length; > > > > textArea.text = before + > newText + after; > > > textArea.setSelection(newInsertionOffset, newInsertionOffset); > > > > } > > ]]> > > </mx:Script> > > <mx:TextArea id="ti" textInput="textInputHandler (event)"/> > > </mx:Application> > > > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of brankosli > Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 4:14 AM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Text Area question > > > > I have tried > item.text = item.text.toUpperCase().and implemented on textArea > component but is seems to change all previous typing to upperCase > and that wasn't my need.I need to be able to change case when I type > new line.Maybe the other solution will help but I hope that there is > some other easier way to do that. > > If You have some idea please type it..... > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > , "Karl Johnson" <karl.johnson@> > wrote: > > > > You probably can not turn on CAPS Lock from your flex app, > probably a > > bit of a security risk. I doubt the flash player has access and/or > > allows flash apps to get access to do that (correct me if I am > wrong). > > > > If you need to ensure that everything they type is in all CAPS, > then > > just set the text value like this: > > item.text = item.text.toUpperCase(). Or another possible way is to > > listen on the keypress and convert it as they press. I guess you > could > > also listen on the change event and convert it then, but it might > be a > > bit laggy with fast typing. > > > > Hope that helps some, feel free to reply back if you need more > help with > > it. > > > > Karl > > > > Cynergy Systems, Inc. > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > ] On > > Behalf Of brankosli > > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 2:39 PM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Text Area question > > > > > > > > I will be more that thankful if someone could solve my problem.I'm > > working with textArea component and I have 2 questions: > > > > I need to know if there is any possibility to fix left and right > margin > > in textArea component? > > And also I need to know if there is possibility to turn on and off > > capsLock by coding not by pressing keyboard? > > > -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
