Problem with an Edit Field in a group

[Peter Haworth]

Hi Charles,
Glad it's fixed.  One note though - don't think grouping affects the
autotab behavior.  I just had two fields, one with autotab and one without
and they behaved the same whether grouped or not.

Pete
lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>


On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 5:40 PM, charles61 <cszasz at mac.com> wrote:

> Pete,
>
> You were right! The autoTab was the problem. I have not run into this
> before but I sure will remember not to check autoTab for a field when it is
> grouped with other fields that are not edit fields.  Thanks!
>
> Charles Szasz
> cszasz at mac.com
>
>
>
>
> On Apr 22, 2013, at 8:37 PM, "Peter Haworth [via Runtime Revolution]" <
> ml-node+s278305n4663807h46 at n4.nabble.com> wrote:
>
> > Just checked this out.  The problem is autotab - with that checked, all
> the
> > text is selected, when not checked, the cursor is placed after the text.
> >  Don't think I've run into that before.
> >
> > Pete
> > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 5:29 PM, charles61 <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > > Pete,
> > >
> > > Yes I don't understand this behavior either. There are no custom
> > > properties or script for the field. The TraversalOn is checked along
> with
> > > showFocusBorder and autoTab checked.  I am using LC 5.5.4. Any
> suggestions?
> > >
> > > Charles Szasz
> > > [hidden email]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Apr 22, 2013, at 8:23 PM, "Peter Haworth [via Runtime Revolution]" <
> > > [hidden email]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > You could have an openField handler with "select after me".  But
> > > something
> > > > doesn't seem right about what's happening - selecting all the text
> in a
> > > > field isn't the normal behavior.
> > > >
> > > > Pete
> > > > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 4:08 PM, charles61 <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I have grouped eight fields together. One of the fields is an edit
> > > field
> > > > > that
> > > > > is set to allow users to change its content. The problem is that
> when
> > > the
> > > > > user tabs into this field, the whole content is highlighted and
> > > selectable.
> > > > > But the user cannot click at the end of the content in the field
> to add
> > > > > content. The only thing the user can do is to click in the field
> which
> > > > > causes all of it to be removed. How can I script that would allow
> the
> > > user
> > > > > to be able to add content at the end of the content?
> > > > >
> > > > >
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