Persistant Insertion Point

[Roger Guay]

Thank you, Alex. That’s just what I need!

Roger

> On Sep 11, 2020, at 4:58 PM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> You can save the insertion point (i.e. the selectedchunk) when you leave the second field, and then provide a handler to insert text at that saved point; and of course call that handler when needed
> 
> e.g.   in your "second field, have
> 
>> local sChunk
>> on exitfield
>>    put the selectedchunk into sChunk
>>    put schunk &CR after msg
>> end exitfield
>> 
>> on closefield
>>    put the selectedchunk into sChunk
>>    put schunk &CR after msg
>> end closefield
>> 
>> on acceptText pText
>>    do "put" && pText && "into" && sChunk
>>    put "accepted" && schunk & Cr after msg
>> end acceptText
> and in the other field have something like
> 
>> ON selectionchanged
>>    local tmp
>>    put "here" &Cr after msg
>>    put the mousetext into tmp
>>    dispatch "accepttext" to fld 2 with tmp
>>    put "disp" && it && the result &Cr after msg
>> end selectionchanged
> Alex.
> 
> On 12/09/2020 00:16, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote:
>> I have 2 fields, the first from which I take the mouseText, the second  into which I place that text. Trouble is, I want the placed text to be at the insertion point I had before clicking outside that field.
>> Can someone suggest a way to preserve the insertion point in a field as one clicks into another field?
>> 
>> I appreciate any help
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