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Rick Harrison via use-livecode

move cursor to the end of a line in a field

I need to position the cursor at the end of the contents of a single line
field. This can be "manually" done by pressing the "END" key while the
cursor is in that field. I want to do that positioning programmatically...
but ...

I've searched all of the "...KeyDown" message options (e.g. commandKeyDown,
controlKeyDown, optionKeyDown) and the other "key" message options (e.g.
functionKey) and cannot find one which will tell me what the "END" key is...
a Windows resource tells me it is "35"....

"rawKeyDown" tells me the raw key is 65367 ... but how do I "send" a rawkey
value to the active field? Or, ideally, can someone tell me how to
"emulate" the "END" key and position the cursor at the end of the contents
of a single line field?

Likely simple but I just can't work it out. Thanks in advance!

Douglas Ruisaard

Trilogy Software
(250) 573-3935

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Rick Harrison via use-livecode

Re: move cursor to the end of a line in a field

Douglas,

you can use

select after line x of fld y

for this.
For example to place the cursor after line 3 of fld "text" you would write

select after line 3 of fld "text"

Regards,

Matthias

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> Am 23.12.2020 um 20:57 schrieb Douglas A. Ruisaard via use-livecode <[hidden email]>:
>
> I need to position the cursor at the end of the contents of a single line
> field. This can be "manually" done by pressing the "END" key while the
> cursor is in that field. I want to do that positioning programmatically...
> but ...
>
> I've searched all of the "...KeyDown" message options (e.g. commandKeyDown,
> controlKeyDown, optionKeyDown) and the other "key" message options (e.g.
> functionKey) and cannot find one which will tell me what the "END" key is...
> a Windows resource tells me it is "35"....
>
> "rawKeyDown" tells me the raw key is 65367 ... but how do I "send" a rawkey
> value to the active field? Or, ideally, can someone tell me how to
> "emulate" the "END" key and position the cursor at the end of the contents
> of a single line field?
>
> Likely simple but I just can't work it out. Thanks in advance!
>
> Douglas Ruisaard
>
> Trilogy Software
> (250) 573-3935
>
>
>
>
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Re: move cursor to the end of a line in a field

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select char (the number of chars in field 1)+1 to -1 of field 1

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> On Dec 23, 2020, at 2:58 PM, Douglas A. Ruisaard via use-livecode <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I need to position the cursor at the end of the contents of a single line
> field. This can be "manually" done by pressing the "END" key while the
> cursor is in that field. I want to do that positioning programmatically...
> but ...
>
> I've searched all of the "...KeyDown" message options (e.g. commandKeyDown,
> controlKeyDown, optionKeyDown) and the other "key" message options (e.g.
> functionKey) and cannot find one which will tell me what the "END" key is...
> a Windows resource tells me it is "35"....
>
> "rawKeyDown" tells me the raw key is 65367 ... but how do I "send" a rawkey
> value to the active field? Or, ideally, can someone tell me how to
> "emulate" the "END" key and position the cursor at the end of the contents
> of a single line field?
>
> Likely simple but I just can't work it out. Thanks in advance!
>
> Douglas Ruisaard
>
> Trilogy Software
> (250) 573-3935
>
>
>
>
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Rick Harrison via use-livecode

Re: move cursor to the end of a line in a field

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To improve on my initial suggestion...

select after char -1 of field 1

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> On Dec 23, 2020, at 3:22 PM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Douglas,
>
> you can use
>
> select after line x of fld y
>
> for this.
> For example to place the cursor after line 3 of fld "text" you would write
>
> select after line 3 of fld "text"
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Matthias
>
>
> -
> Matthias Rebbe
> Life Is Too Short For Boring Code
>
>> Am 23.12.2020 um 20:57 schrieb Douglas A. Ruisaard via use-livecode <[hidden email]>:
>>
>> I need to position the cursor at the end of the contents of a single line
>> field. This can be "manually" done by pressing the "END" key while the
>> cursor is in that field. I want to do that positioning programmatically...
>> but ...
>>
>> I've searched all of the "...KeyDown" message options (e.g. commandKeyDown,
>> controlKeyDown, optionKeyDown) and the other "key" message options (e.g.
>> functionKey) and cannot find one which will tell me what the "END" key is...
>> a Windows resource tells me it is "35"....
>>
>> "rawKeyDown" tells me the raw key is 65367 ... but how do I "send" a rawkey
>> value to the active field? Or, ideally, can someone tell me how to
>> "emulate" the "END" key and position the cursor at the end of the contents
>> of a single line field?
>>
>> Likely simple but I just can't work it out. Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Douglas Ruisaard
>>
>> Trilogy Software
>> (250) 573-3935
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: move cursor to the end of a line in a field

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off the top of my head, select char -1 to -1 of the focusedObject (or me if in the script of the field itself). Trouble is I am trying this in the field script itself and it doesn’t work, but if I enter select char -1 to -1 of field 7 in the message box it DOES work.

Bob S

> On Dec 23, 2020, at 11:57 AM, Douglas A. Ruisaard via use-livecode <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I need to position the cursor at the end of the contents of a single line
> field. This can be "manually" done by pressing the "END" key while the
> cursor is in that field. I want to do that positioning programmatically...
> but ...
>
> I've searched all of the "...KeyDown" message options (e.g. commandKeyDown,
> controlKeyDown, optionKeyDown) and the other "key" message options (e.g.
> functionKey) and cannot find one which will tell me what the "END" key is...
> a Windows resource tells me it is "35"....
>
> "rawKeyDown" tells me the raw key is 65367 ... but how do I "send" a rawkey
> value to the active field? Or, ideally, can someone tell me how to
> "emulate" the "END" key and position the cursor at the end of the contents
> of a single line field?
>
> Likely simple but I just can't work it out. Thanks in advance!
>
> Douglas Ruisaard
>
> Trilogy Software
> (250) 573-3935
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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Re: move cursor to the end of a line in a field

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-
Matthias Rebbe
Life Is Too Short For Boring Code

> Am 23.12.2020 um 21:26 schrieb Brian Milby via use-livecode <[hidden email]>:
>
> To improve on my initial suggestion...
>
> select after char -1 of field 1
>
or to improve your 2nd suggestion..

select after fld 1

would do the same. ;)

> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 23, 2020, at 3:22 PM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Douglas,
>>
>> you can use
>>
>> select after line x of fld y
>>
>> for this.
>> For example to place the cursor after line 3 of fld "text" you would write
>>
>> select after line 3 of fld "text"
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Matthias
>>
>>
>> -
>> Matthias Rebbe
>> Life Is Too Short For Boring Code
>>
>>> Am 23.12.2020 um 20:57 schrieb Douglas A. Ruisaard via use-livecode <[hidden email]>:
>>>
>>> I need to position the cursor at the end of the contents of a single line
>>> field. This can be "manually" done by pressing the "END" key while the
>>> cursor is in that field. I want to do that positioning programmatically...
>>> but ...
>>>
>>> I've searched all of the "...KeyDown" message options (e.g. commandKeyDown,
>>> controlKeyDown, optionKeyDown) and the other "key" message options (e.g.
>>> functionKey) and cannot find one which will tell me what the "END" key is...
>>> a Windows resource tells me it is "35"....
>>>
>>> "rawKeyDown" tells me the raw key is 65367 ... but how do I "send" a rawkey
>>> value to the active field? Or, ideally, can someone tell me how to
>>> "emulate" the "END" key and position the cursor at the end of the contents
>>> of a single line field?
>>>
>>> Likely simple but I just can't work it out. Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>> Douglas Ruisaard
>>>
>>> Trilogy Software
>>> (250) 573-3935
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>
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On 12/23/20 12:26 PM, Brian Milby via use-livecode wrote:
> To improve on my initial suggestion...
>
> select after char -1 of field 1

That's the end of the *field* not the *line*.

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Re: move cursor to the end of a line in a field

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Matthias Rebbe
Life Is Too Short For Boring Code

> Am 23.12.2020 um 21:50 schrieb Mark Wieder via use-livecode <[hidden email]>:
>
> On 12/23/20 12:26 PM, Brian Milby via use-livecode wrote:
>> To improve on my initial suggestion...
>> select after char -1 of field 1
>
> That's the end of the *field* not the *line*.

But it would work, because Douglas wrote that it is a single line field.

>
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Re: move cursor to the end of a line in a field

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> 23. des. 2020 kl. 20:57 skrev Douglas A. Ruisaard via use-livecode <[hidden email]>:
>
> "rawKeyDown" tells me the raw key is 65367 ... but how do I "send" a rawkey
> value to the active field? Or, ideally, can someone tell me how to
> "emulate" the "END" key and position the cursor at the end of the contents
> of a single line field?

You could try this in the field script:

on rawKeyDown theKey
if theKey = 65367 then
select after me
else
pass rawKeyDown
end if
end rawKeyDown

This will allow the normal behavior for all other keys when the field is active.

Best regards
Tore Nilsen
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Re: move cursor to the end of a line in a field

And if you have a multiline field and would like to go to the end of the current line use this:

on rawKeyDown theKey

if theKey = 65367 then

put word 2 of the selectedLine of me into tLine

select after line tLine of me

else

pass rawKeyDown

end if

end rawKeyDown

> 23. des. 2020 kl. 22:49 skrev Tore Nilsen via use-livecode <[hidden email]>:
>
>
>
>> 23. des. 2020 kl. 20:57 skrev Douglas A. Ruisaard via use-livecode <[hidden email]>:
>>
>> "rawKeyDown" tells me the raw key is 65367 ... but how do I "send" a rawkey
>> value to the active field? Or, ideally, can someone tell me how to
>> "emulate" the "END" key and position the cursor at the end of the contents
>> of a single line field?
>
> You could try this in the field script:
>
> on rawKeyDown theKey
> if theKey = 65367 then
> select after me
> else
> pass rawKeyDown
> end if
> end rawKeyDown
>
> This will allow the normal behavior for all other keys when the field is active.
>
> Best regards
> Tore Nilsen
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Re: move cursor to the end of a line in a field

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On 12/23/20 12:57 PM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode wrote:

>> That's the end of the *field* not the *line*.
>
> But it would work, because Douglas wrote that it is a single line field.

Ah. I just assumed it was a bit of mistyping and should have been

"single line of a field"

...and yes, I know what they say about assuming... <g>

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