Filter Command

[Sarah Reichelt]

>      I've created a search field that uses the Filter command in a
> keyUp handler in a search phrase field to do searches as I type.
> What I am not able to do is refresh the search as I delete characters
> by trapping the deleteKey message.  The following handler does nothing:
>
> on deleteKey
>    send keyUp to me
>    pass deleteKey
> end deleteKey
>
> What am I doing wrong?  Any advice would be most appreciated.
>

I don't think you can do it just by passing a keyUp message with no
parameter. I would do it by writing a separate handler to do the
actual filtering. Then call this filter handler from the keyUp,
deleteKey, backSpaceKey handlers.

Or to catch every keystroke, use rawKeyUp instead.

HTH,
Sarah