A word of caution though, it only works as advertized with #text members. With #field members, & CapsLock active, it doesn't work.
Bertil Flink Creative Media [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howdy-Tzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 3:24 PM Subject: Re: <lingo-l> Editable fields > At 21:37 -0400 06/10/2002, DrEvil wrote: > > >How can I enable a user to "paste" text data that has been copied > >elsewhere into an editable field in a movie? Thanks! > > Believe it or not you don't have to do anything special. The > editShortCutsEnabled property defaults to true in Director, and it > allows users to hit ctrl/cmd-v to paste, and ctrl/cmd-c to copy, just > like anywhere else in the universe. > > I suppose, if you want to provide a button or something, you could > get the ASCII code for that metakey sequence and experiment with a > sendSprite call to a behavior attached to the #text or #field sprite > in question. > > -- > > Warren Ockrassa | http://www.nightwares.com/ > Director help | Free files | Sample chapters | Freelance | Consulting > Author | Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio: A Beginner's Guide > Published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill > http://shop.osborne.com/cgi-bin/osborne/0072195622.html > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to >http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for >learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
