Direct editing of polygrid text cells and polylist text elements

[Mike Kerner]

sorry, i hit "send", too quickly.
focusOut and inputEndEditing would go in the "edit" field, and i think that
would get rid of the need for the cellClick handler in the pl/pg. the
cellClick handler will only manage clicks inside the pl/pg, not elsewhere
on the card.

On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 11:16 AM Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com>
wrote:

> i think you might need to add an on focusOut handler, because the user may
> choose to click outside of the field, and if the app is on mobile, an
> inputEndEditing handler
> this is bringing back 1980's memories, with how we had to hack controls to
> do the same thing in hc...
>
> On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 10:57 AM panagiotis merakos via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> You can write a script for that. Just add a PolyGrid and a field, set the
>> name of the field to "Edit" and add this code:
>>
>> Add this in the script of the field "edit":
>>
>> on enterinfield
>>    hide me
>> end enterinfield
>>
>> on returninfield
>>    hide me
>> end returninfield
>>
>> on textChanged
>>    set the pgInternalPointer of widget "PolyGrid" to the cCoordinate of me
>>    set the pgTextOfCell of widget "PolyGrid" to the text of me
>> end textChanged
>>
>> Add this to the script of the PolyGrid:
>>
>> on cellDoubleClick pCol, pRow, pRect
>>    set the rect of field "edit" to pRect
>>    set the text of field "edit" to the pgmousecelltext of me
>>    set the cCoordinate of field "edit" to  pCol, pRow
>>    show  field "edit"
>>    --focus on field "edit"
>>    select after  field "edit"
>> end cellDoubleClick
>>
>> on cellClick
>>    hide  field "edit"
>> end cellClick
>>
>> Now just double-click on a cell to edit it.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Panos
>>
>> On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 at 00:01, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>> > +1
>> >
>> > I'd like to know this too as I can see no way in the Property Inspector
>> > or the pgColumns property to indicate a column is 'editable'. Nor can I
>> > find any property, message, etc. in the polygrid Dictionary entry that
>> > seems to suggest cell editing.
>> >
>> >
>> > On 11/1/2023 5:28 PM, Peter Thirkell via use-livecode wrote:
>> > > I am enjoying both the polygrid and polylist add-ons to Livecode. They
>> > are infinitely flexible to use once you get to know them, and most
>> > importantly they render beautifully across all platforms.
>> > >
>> > > I have one question which doesn’t seem to be addressed in the
>> > documentation. The polygrid widget specifications say that it supports
>> > “direct cell editing” but I am not able to find any way to do this. Has
>> > anyone found a way?
>> > >
>> > > More generally, do we have any multi-line input field options for
>> > Livecode which render well across all platforms? Polygrid and polylist
>> work
>> > beautifully in displaying already existing data from some sort of data
>> > repository ... but it would be awesome to provide the ability for users
>> to
>> > input information as well as display it using the brilliant polygrid and
>> > polylist tools.
>> > >
>> > > Providing truly cross-platform inputting of data and information in an
>> > easy way would provide the final puzzle piece for many of us wanting to
>> > provide a modern and beautiful user interface for our apps.
>> > >
>> > > Many thanks 😊
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On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth
On the second day, God created the oceans.
On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours,
   and did a little diving.
And God said, "This is good."