[Metacard] capturing the "return" key in a field

Pierre Sahores psahores at easynet.fr
Mon Nov 26 19:40:00 EST 2001


andu a écrit :
> 
> John Vokey wrote:
> >
> > Ok, I give up.  What's the secret?  This should be obvious and simple, but I
> > can't get any of the alternatives to work.  I have a simple field that
> > collects responses when given the focus, and I want to prevent the user from
> > typing a return into the field.  However, none of keyDown, rawKeyDown, etc.
> > seem to do it.  In the ref stack, it is implied for all that all I have to
> > do is *not* pass the key if it is return and all should be fine, but
> > regardless of what I do ***even if I pass nothing from the handler*** a
> > return is still entered into the field.  What gives?  For example, the
> > handler in the field scipt:
> >
> > on rawKeyDown x
> > end rawKeyDown
> >
> > *still* puts a return in the field!  I am more than a little baffled, not to
> > say frustrated.  Metacard PPC 2.4.
> 
> on returninfield
> exit returninfield
> end returninfield
> 
> > --
> > "Life results from the non-random survival of randomly varying replicators."
> > -- Richard Dawkins
> >
> > John R. Vokey
> 
> Andu
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Try :

on returninfield
put line 1 of fld the short name of me into fld the short name of me
end returninfield

Regards, Pierre Sahores

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