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tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

what code would i need to let people cut and paste for the text box???

thanks

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

btw they way i mean when someone right clicks in the text box...just thought i would explain myself better

thanks

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

A normal multi-line textbox will let you cut and paste when you right click. Just make sure that if you want them to be able to cut then you need to have it set so you can edit the text (not set as readonly)

LiquidCode · Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2002 3:21 pm Post subject:

You can use API to Cut, Copy and Paste if you want to add them
to a pull down menu. I can show you some code for that if you wish.

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

well here is what i have

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

edit: I CAn't even right click in the text box when i have the info there Sad

SnarlingSheep · Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2002 5:37 pm Post subject:

EDIT Elements have the built in Windows right-click menu, with cut, copy, paste etc.
You are using a LIST Element which does not.
You would have to add the CLICK Style to your List, an event for the List Click and code to cut(which would have to actually be copy, and then list delete), copy, paste(which would probably be a list insert) and delete(which would be a list delete).
Not impossible, but I know you're still learning..what better way to learn Wink

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

The problem is that you are using a list box to diaplay the data.

Instead of:

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

You beat me to the post, Sheep! Smile

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

ok i think i follow what you guys are saying... BUT if i change list to edit i would have to chnage all my list calls to edit right?

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Yes, and it might still involve list commands to manipulate the data in the edit box...for example:

list add,list1,some text

would have to become:

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

tim6389 · Professional Member Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 790

Tommy · Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2002 9:22 am Post subject:

Of course the problem with the EDIT box that was mentioned earlier is that it has a
size limit, around 64 kB I think. I think with a LIST box this limit may only apply for each
individual line.

Mac · Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2002 10:46 am Post subject:

The VDS 3x help file says there's a 32k limit on multi-line EDIT
controls, and that LISTS are limited only by available memory...

MULTI: This makes the element into a multi-line edit control, similar to Notepad (and with similar restrictions, such as an approximately 32KB limit on the size of text.)

String lists can be used to hold the contents of text files as well as lists of ASCII data. As the name implies, they are lists of strings. The length and number of strings in a string list are limited only by available memory.

Copyright 1995 - 2000 S.A.D.E. s.a.r.l. / All rights are reserved.

Also, in Windows 95 there is a limit of 32767 items in Windows lists
(created in VDS with DIALOG ADD). This is a limitation of Windows 95,
and does NOT apply to VDS lists created with LIST CREATE.

Cheers, Mac Smile