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Re: Putting the cursor in a field [message #5640 is a reply to message #5520]

Thu, 18 January 1996 00:00

ps
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Registered: September 1994

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In article <4dif86$t7q@ratatosk.uio.no>,
steinhh@amon.uio.no (Stein Vidar Hagfors Haugan) writes:
>
> In article <19960116.172716.831183.NETNEWS@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU>,
mbrown@olie.wvitcoe.wvnet.edu (Myron Brown) writes:
> |>
> |> Hi. I'm looking for a way to display the cursor inside
> |> a field when the field is displayed. I'm using CW_FIELD
> |> to create the field. The user has to place the cursor
> |> inside the field by clicking the mouse button inside the
> |> field. It would be nice if he didn't have to. This seems
> |> like an easy thing to do; I just can't find out how. Could
> |> someone help me?
> |>
>
> Using WIDGET_CONTROL,TEXT_WIDGET_ID,/INPUT_FOCUS sets the
> keyboard input focus to the specified text widget (same
> effect as clicking inside the field).

I'm afraid that is only half the truth. The question - as I
understood - was to place the mouse-cursor at a specified position.
It is possible (as can be seen e.g. in widget_message) But I never
found out how it is done :-( So I'd also like to know.

Peter

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		Putting the cursor in a field By: mbrown on Tue, 16 January 1996 00:00
		Re: Putting the cursor in a field By: steinhh on Fri, 19 January 1996 00:00
		Re: Putting the cursor in a field By: ps on Thu, 18 January 1996 00:00
		Re: Putting the cursor in a field By: ps on Wed, 24 January 1996 00:00

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