Trying to implement an auto completion function for a text field. I have a keyUp handler that gets the current contents of the field and searches though a list of possible matches. If one is found, I tried setting the text of the field to it. I see the match turn up in the field, but when I leave the field, an exitField message is sent rather than a closeField message, indicating that the field contents didn't change, which they clearly did.
Next I tried using the type command to put the extra characters of the matched string into the field. That works but looks kinda clunky especially if it's a lengthy string, even though I set the typing rate to zero before issuing the type command, . Setting the text of the field is very smooth but the lack of a closeField message makes it impractical for me. Seems like setting a field's contents should make it aware that its contents have changed but apparently not. Any tricks to achieve this? Thanks, Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> _______________________________________________ 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
