list field not getting arrowkey msg

[BNig]

Mike, thanks for testing.

this thread made me aware of the problem and I think I will incorporate the
code into my list field.

Kind regards
Bernd


Mike Bonner wrote
> Yep, it works well, whether its a single field or not.  The only instance
> where it doesn't work correctly is if click to toggle is on (so that there
> are no hilitedlines)  Focus is accepted, but no selection is made.  Of
> course with click to toggle on, using arrow keys to select multiple lines
> would take custom coding anyway. Your code is similar to mine, the only
> addition I made was to select char 1 to 0 when no hilitedline is
> available.
> 
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 4:10 AM, BNig <

> bernd.niggemann@

> > wrote:
> 
>> Mike Bonner wrote
>> > Very weird.  I can't get arrow keys to work with any list field if the
>> > selection is empty.  But hey, all that matters is that it works.
>>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> could you try this on a list field with a hilited line and either a
>> second
>> field that can get focus or no other field/control that can get focus and
>> test if the arrowkeys work?
>>
>> put this code into the script of the list field
>>
>> ----------------------------------
>> on focusIn -- when tabbing into field
>>    activateLine
>> end focusIn
>>
>> -- in case of tab but no other field/control gets focus, i.e. field is
>> only
>> focusable object beside card
>> on focusOut
>>    send "checkWhoIsFocused" to me in 10 milliseconds
>> end focusOut
>>
>> on checkWhoIsFocused -- restore selection after tabbing while in only
>> focusable object
>>    if the focusedObject = the long id of me then
>>       activateLine
>>    end if
>> end checkWhoIsFocused
>>
>> on activateLine
>>    put the hilitedLine of me into tHilitedLine
>>    if tHilitedLine <> "" then select line tHIlitedLine of me
>> end activateLine
>> ----------------------------------
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Bernd





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