drag'n'drop in text fields

[Klaus major-k]

Hi Richmond,

> Am 28.10.2019 um 22:19 schrieb Richmond via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> |local fldState on mouseEnter if fld "fff" is empty then put "0" into fldState end mouseEnter on mouseWithin if fld "fff" is empty then -- do nothing else put "1" into fldState end if if fldState > 0 then set the textColor of fld "fff" to red end if end mouseWithin |

sorry, Bulgaria: Zero points 8-)
Definitvely NOT what I am after...

> On 28.10.19 23:03, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> quick question LC 9.5 on macOS 10.14.6:
>> 
>> We can drag'n'drop text into textfields and
>> this works without any scripting.
>> 
>> We can also drag'n'drop one or more files into
>> a textfield and the filepath appears in the field
>> where we dropped the file(s).
>> 
>> However there does not seem to be any message
>> send to the field when dropping a file, but I want
>> to catch it.
>> 
>> I tried something like:
>> --------------------------------
>> on selectionChanged
>>   send "doit" to me in 10
>> end selectionChanged
>> 
>> command doit
>>   put the selection
>> end doit
>> --------------------------------
>> However I can see the pathname is selected but nothing
>> appears in the messagebox.
>> 
>> What am I missing or what should I do instead?
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