Thanks Brian. I want to have a flexible search capability and that is indeed one of the things that would be good to have. I have a feeling it is going to be a bit slow so will need some tricks or compromise. For instance, only search if no key pressed for .5 seconds, so it not interrupting typing..
On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 at 21:57, Brian Milby via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Are you meaning that you need to highlight text found in another field? > Easiest way to describe what I’m referring to is the LC dictionary. If you > type a term in the search box, the matches are highlighted yellow where > they are found (syntax and synonym fields). Implementation would be > completely different since the dictionary is coded in JavaScript. > > But, if that is what you are needing, then setting the style of the found > chunks should give what you need (subject to the potential issue of > performance). > > Thanks, > Brian > On Nov 19, 2018, 4:31 PM -0500, Kaveh Bazargan via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>, wrote: > > Didn't know about foundChunk. Useful, thanks. :-) > > > > It is just one text field I am working on. > > > > On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 at 21:12, dunbarxx via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > > Have you tried selecting the foundChunk? > > > > > > If you are going to write a routine that checks all the fields on a > card > > > and > > > catalog them, you can avoid the standard "find" command, and roll your > own. > > > > > > Craig > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Sent from: > > > > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Revolution-User-f278306.html > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > Kaveh Bazargan > > Director > > River Valley Technologies <http://rivervalleytechnologies.com/> • > Twitter > > <https://twitter.com/kaveh1000> • LinkedIn > > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/bazargankaveh/> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 -- Kaveh Bazargan Director River Valley Technologies <http://rivervalleytechnologies.com/> • Twitter <https://twitter.com/kaveh1000> • LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/bazargankaveh/> _______________________________________________ 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
