Detect when a field changes

[dunbarx at aol.com]

Hi.


The typing workaround is clever, but slow. If you have even a few tens of chars, it takes too much time.


Locking the screen early on is essential, and it will help more closely match what "put" does.


Craig Newman


select after fld "MyField"
set the typingRate to 0 // no delay
Type "MyStuffHere" // instaed of put





-----Original Message-----
From: AndyP <smudge.andy at googlemail.com>
To: use-revolution <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Sat, Nov 16, 2013 5:48 pm
Subject: Re: Detect when a field changes


Hi Bill,

Thought this was odd so made a little test stack... and yes you are right
and focus has no effect.

Now it seems that the textChanged meassage is only sent when Typing in a
field has happened and not when the contents of the field actualy change!

There is a way around the problem. I'm assuming you using a put to get your
contents into the field.

Try using the Type command instead. This simulates physical typing in the
field.

You can do something like this;


select after fld "MyField"
set the typingRate to 0 // no delay
Type "MyStuffHere" // instaed of put








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