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 >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > 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
