[REBOL] Re: Cursor
From: agem:crosswinds at: 2-Jul-2001 5:27
RE: [REBOL] Re: Cursor
Hi Jim. cool Eddi :)
[hijim--pronet--net] wrote:
> Hi Volker,
>
> Thanks for the cursor information. I've used it to insert the html tags with buttons.
I wonder
> if there's also a way to change the value of the caret so that when I insert 3 characters,
I can
> also move the cursor ahead 3 characters. You can view the caret, but can you move it
too?
>
yes. system/view/caret: skip system/view/caret 3
> I get error messages if I try to use one of the green buttons when the text area is
empty. I'll
> keep experimenting to see if I can get around that. Obviously, you can't insert anything
if
> there's no text there to begin with! Maybe I need to check that text exists first.
Any help here
> on how to make the button action conditional is welcome.
>
but "<P>" #"" [
if text-file <> system/view/focal-face [return] ; <<<<
insert system/view/caret "<P>" show text-file]
should work. check is too nice if you have multiple text-fields.. ;-)
> Thanks again,
>
> Jim
;-) Volker
