This hander in the combo box scripts seems to provide the position before the character is actually removed.
on backspaceKey put the selectedChunk into field "log" pass backspaceKey end backspaceKey However, I have a feeling I don't really understand what you are doing. Dar On Jun 10, 2013, at 3:26 PM, Dar Scott wrote: > I missed some important part of this. Isn't a combo box a field? > > > On Jun 10, 2013, at 2:35 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > >> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Devin Asay <devin_a...@byu.edu> wrote: >> >>> >>> Did you try the selectedChunk? >>> >> >> Yes, but the result is nonsensical: with "bac" typed, and hitting >> backspace, >> >> put the selected chunk of btn "abrev" >> >> yields, >> >> char 1 to 27 of button 13 >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. >> (702) 508-8462 >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
