Alex, I did not see that and it is not in my mailbox. Would you please send it
again?
Thanks,
Roger
> On Nov 5, 2021, at 12:49 PM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Roger. Don't know if you've seen the script I posted around 6 hour ago
> ("expanded snippet").
>
> It does the correct forward / backward key movements, and also implements
> both "backspace" (delete the char to the left of the iBeam) and "delete"
> (remove the char to the right of the ibeam) as well as properly handling the
> case where there is a text selection rather than just an ibeam (i.e. both
> delete the selection, but not any characters outside that selection).
>
> Alex..
>
>
> On 05/11/2021 18:37, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote:
>> Very good, Richmond. It’s impressive how quickly you piss around! And, it’s
>> close but no cigar . The arrow keys on the keyboard move the ibeam in a
>> field w/o highlighting any text. And, the Delete key deletes the char in
>> front of the iBeam. I thought this would be easy to duplicate in LC, but
>> maybe not??.
>>
>> Why do I want to emulate these keys? Well at this point, It has become a
>> challenge and I like challenges. BTW, the calculator that I am inspired to
>> replicate is found in Mac Good Grapher which is bundled with the Mac. The
>> Good Grapher Calculator has back and forward buttons and a Delete button
>> that operate exactly as the keyboard ones
>>
>> Thanks for playing with this,
>>
>> Roger
>>
>>> On Nov 5, 2021, at 10:15 AM, Richmond via use-livecode
>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Pissed around a bit:
>>>
>>> https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=36444
>>>
>>> Love, Richmond.
>>>
>>> On 5.11.21 15:59, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote:
>>>> I want them to do exactly the same thing that the keyboard keys do!! IOW,
>>>> I want to emulate the delete key and the back and forward keys.
>>>>
>>>> Roger
>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 5, 2021, at 12:33 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
>>>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Surely the script depends on what you want those buttons to do.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 5 Nov 2021 03:41 Roger Guay via use-livecode, <
>>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks, Alex. Sorry I didn’t make myself clear. I’m building a calculator
>>>>>> stack with forward and back arrow buttons and a Delete button. What's the
>>>>>> script for these buttons?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Roger
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Nov 4, 2021, at 5:53 PM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode <
>>>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Roger,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm not sure I properly understand your question.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> here's a code snippet the moves the insertion point (in this sample,
>>>>>> typing an 'f' moves it forward, 'b' moves it back). (Note this also works
>>>>>> if there is some text selected - it moves the insertion to just after the
>>>>>> selection, just like the arrow key does).
>>>>>>>> on keydown p
>>>>>>>> local t
>>>>>>>> switch p
>>>>>>>> case "f"
>>>>>>>> put word 4 of the selectedchunk into t
>>>>>>>> select after char (t+1) of me
>>>>>>>> break
>>>>>>>> case "b"
>>>>>>>> put word 2 of the selectedchunk into t
>>>>>>>> select before char (t-1) of me
>>>>>>>> break
>>>>>>>> end switch
>>>>>>>> end keydown
>>>>>>> To then delete the char in front of it, you'd do something like
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> put empty into char (t+1) of me
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hope that's close enough to what you were asking, or at least gives you
>>>>>> a starting place :-),
>>>>>>> Alex.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 04/11/2021 20:49, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote:
>>>>>>>> I simply want to be able to move the insertion iBeam in a focused field
>>>>>> left and right, one char at a time (just like the left and right arrows
>>>>>> keys), and then to delete the char in front of it (just like the Delete
>>>>>> key). The dictionary was again of no use to me. Can someone please
>>>>>> provide
>>>>>> sample scripts?
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Roger
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