Accuterm has a TXTBOX subroutine that can be immediately added anywhere from within any green screen program for the desired answer.
I didn't look specifically, but I'm guessing that it has a multi-line counterpart. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Woodward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 4:46 PM Subject: RE: [U2] [UV] TEXT box subroutine > I wasn't implying I was looking for a gui tool. Maybe I phrased it > wrong. What I'm trying to accomplish is a green screen solution where > I'd be more than happy to re-display my underlying form and data after > I've allowed the user to modify a lengthy description field. My intent > is to only display the first couple of lines but when the user wants to > edit that description, I display a "box" that they can move up and down, > left and right, insert and delete then either save the changes or reset > back to the original contents of the field. > > The solutions I've been given, thus far, all look promising. I'm > currently checking each to see how I could customize them to what my > specific needs are. > > Again, thanks to everyone on the list! > > BobW > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dianne Ackerman > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 12:29 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: Re: [U2] [UV] TEXT box subroutine > > Wow, it's really something to say it's a "horrible tool for gui" without > > any explanation! We LOVE LOVE LOVE the Accuterm gui and switched our > development from OpenInsight to Accuterm and have had nothing but > success! > -Dianne > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Accuterm, as we have found it, is a horrible tool for gui. You should > >have check out OpenInsight. Real windows tool. > > > >But then eveyone has their favorites. > > > >DSig > >David Tod Sigafoos > >SigsSolutions, Inc. > > > > > > > > > >>-------- Original Message -------- > >>Subject: Re: [U2] [UV] TEXT box subroutine > >>From: "Martin Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Date: Thu, September 14, 2006 9:32 am > >>To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> > >> > >>Hi Bob, > >> > >>Have you looked at AccuTerm as an alternative to Dynamic Connect. The > >>associated GUI library is amazing. We were recently involved in > conversion > >>of a UniVerse application from character mode to GUI mode complete > with > >>mouse support and the major parts of the job took two people less than > three > >>days. > >> > >> > >>Martin Phillips > >>Ladybridge Systems > >>17b Coldstream Lane, Hardingstone, Northampton NN4 6DB > >>+44-(0)1604-709200 > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
