Staying on a field

[dunbarx at aol.com]

Checking the dictionary for "is a" returns that operator. Are you sure you were in the "All" mode when you searched? Also, the search is ala "chars" so that if you search for "is", you get lots more. I find this easy to use, despite its breadth.


Craig Newman





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From: Bill Vlahos <bvlahos at mac.com>
To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Wed, May 4, 2011 1:58 pm
Subject: Re: Staying on a field


Chris,

Interesting idea. I hadn't thought of it before.

Bill Vlahos
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On May 4, 2011, at 7:52 AM, Nonsanity wrote:

> Just a comment on user interfaces, have you thought about using the common
> technique of coloring a field's background red if it doesn't contain a valid
> string? Move the test function into a handler that triggers on each key
> press. This way the right/wrong state of the field is visible to the user at
> all times. You can also disable buttons like Submit or Next Card or whatnot
> if the user shouldn't be able to click them with any fields still red.
> 
> This interface style minimizes clicks and modal dialogs, while giving the
> user much more information.
> 
> Just a thought. :)
> 
> ~ Chris Innanen
> ~ Nonsanity
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Bill Vlahos <bvlahos at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> I do a validity check on a field to see if the user entered a valid date.
>> If the user entered a valid date and presses TAB or RETURN the focus moves
>> on to the next field. However, if the user enters an invalid date I want to
>> keep the focus on the field to try again.
>> 
>> This field script does everything correctly except that it doesn't set the
>> focus back on the field. What am I doing wrong?
>> 
>> on closeField
>>  if me is not a date then
>>     answer error "Not a valid date. Retry?" with "No" or "Yes"
>>     if it is "Yes" then
>>        focus on me
>>        exit closeField
>>     end if
>>  end if
>>  pass closeField
>> end closeField
>> 
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