Sorry - mistyped: I wanted to write: "Is it possible.... ?" On 29 January 2016 at 11:45, Roland Huettmann <roland.huettm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Question: textcolor when text is selected > > It is possible to set the textcolor when the text is hilited? I could not > find a way doing this. > > Roland > > > > On 29 January 2016 at 10:21, Roland Huettmann <roland.huettm...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Paul, yes, autohilite does it. ) But nevertheless, to perform some >> action, I need a trigger while tabbing. >> >> I am using LC 7.1, Windows 8.1 >> >> The actual question was another one: >> >> The text is highlighted - yes - in both cases. >> >> But the single-line field rectangle is not, just the text itself. >> >> I would like to have the visual effect showing a fully highlighted field >> (not the text itself) where the text is visible and selected - and ideally >> the color showing is set apart more than just 1 pixel from the border of >> the field boundaries. >> >> This simply looks better than a chunk of text being selected. >> >> This can somehow be done tabbing into the field and then setting the >> backgroundcolor of field. >> >> But setting the backgroundcolor to the hilitecolor will make the text >> chunk disappear. >> >> Example: >> >> // The text chunk only appears when tabbing out or deselecting it. >> Setting the hilitecolor to empty does not make a difference. // >> >> on tabkey >> set the hilitecolor of field "Test1" to blue >> set the backgroundcolor of field "Test1" to the hilitecolor of field >> "Test1" >> select the text of field "Test1" // The text DISAPPEARS >> end tabkey >> >> One way of achieving the desired effect is with a trick: >> >> Set the actual field to be transparent. Put a graphic or another control >> (field..) behind. Selecting the text of the transparent field will change >> the color of the control behind it and the visual effect will be as desired >> if the hilitecolor is set to the same color as the backgroundcolor in the >> control behind. >> >> But of course - this is not something I would like to do for all my >> fields. ) >> >> Roland >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 28 January 2016 at 22:26, Paul Hibbert <p...@livecode.org> wrote: >> >>> On Jan 28, 2016, at 4:07 AM, Roland Huettmann < >>> roland.huettm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > Maybe I am missing something, but I need to script this with "on >>> > tabkey"-event handlers, "on textchanged" handlers, " on deletekey" >>> handlers >>> > and go with "select the text of..." or "select line 1 of...". >>> Otherwise the >>> > cursor is always placed behind the text - and I do not want that >>> except for >>> > multi-line fields. Could there not be a built-in attribute how >>> selection >>> > should occur? >>> >>> Check the autoTab property in the inspector, or if you want to set it by >>> script… >>> >>> set the autoTab of field “myField" to true >>> >>> I’m not seeing any issue with text changing colour when selected, but >>> you didn’t say which version of Livecode or which platform you are seeing >>> this on, this info may help track down the problem. >>> >>> Paul >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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
