Have you explored the selectionchanged message? For one of my applications, I use this for detecting clicks inside unlocked fields.
On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Warren Kuhl <warrenk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mark, > > Thanks for the explanation. It really gaves me a good understand with how > the process works. I will see if I can lock/unlock the field as necessary > as the user needs to ability to change the text. > > Appreciate your help! > Warren > > On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Mark Schonewille < > m.schonewi...@economy-x-talk.com> wrote: > > Hi Warren, > > > > It looks like the problem is not the selectedText but the mouseUp > message. > Unlocked fields don't receive a mouseUp message when the user clicks in > such > a field, but control-click and command-click do trigger a mouseUp message. > So, either you have to provide a way to lock and unlock the field as > necessary or you need to tell the user that control-click or command-click > will allow him or her to edit or process selected text. > > > > You can't have a field editable without allowing the user to drag text > around, but you can allow the user to select text without making the field > editable. If you lock the text but don't turn off the traversalOn, then the > text will be selectable but not editable. Or don't you want the user to be > able to select text? In this case, turn off the traversalOn too. > > > > If the lockText of a field is true and the traversalOn is tru too, you > will be able to click in a field and trigger the mouseUp message that way, > without pressing the command or control key. > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > > > Mark Schonewille > > > > Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering > > Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer > > KvK: 50277553 > > > > Download the Installer Maker plugin for Runtime Revolution at > http://qurl.tk/ce Create installers for Mac and Windows on *every* > Rev-compatible platform. No additional software needed. > > > > On 7 sep 2010, at 19:59, Warren Kuhl wrote: > > > >> 1) I am trying to return the selected text in a field. It looks like > >> this can only be done on locked text. Is there anyway around this? > >> > >> In the field I am trying: > >> > >> on mouseup > >> answer selectedtext() > >> end mouseup > >> > >> The above is only true when the field is locked. > >> > >> 2) Also...how do I prevent text to be dragable in a field? > >> > >> Thanks for any help! > >> > >> Warren > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > -- Do all things with love _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution