Copy/Cut Highlighted Text from Input Box
Quote from vwatson on February 8, 2020, 1:46 amI'm familiar with the Clipboard variable, however I'm not sure how to do this or if it's possible.
I have a multi-line text input box. If I highlight just part of the text in that object, is there a way to determine what text is highlighted, then cut or copy it to the clipboard via code?
It would just be a time-saving convenience. I'm pasting a question with multiple answers into that field, then cutting out each answer to go into separate choice fields. I already have paste buttons to paste from the clipboard into each of those fields.
So, actually, the only thing I need to know is whether there's a way to detect highlighted text in an input box, I guess.
I'm familiar with the Clipboard variable, however I'm not sure how to do this or if it's possible.
I have a multi-line text input box. If I highlight just part of the text in that object, is there a way to determine what text is highlighted, then cut or copy it to the clipboard via code?
It would just be a time-saving convenience. I'm pasting a question with multiple answers into that field, then cutting out each answer to go into separate choice fields. I already have paste buttons to paste from the clipboard into each of those fields.
So, actually, the only thing I need to know is whether there's a way to detect highlighted text in an input box, I guess.
Quote from mazzu001 on February 8, 2020, 4:43 amI don't know of a way to do this with a text input box. Something like this can be accomplished with the Editors Toolbox plugin though. You can use the teSetText and teGetText commands. I dont know all the details of your project but this could possibly work.
I don't know of a way to do this with a text input box. Something like this can be accomplished with the Editors Toolbox plugin though. You can use the teSetText and teGetText commands. I dont know all the details of your project but this could possibly work.
Quote from vwatson on February 8, 2020, 5:06 amOkay, thanks. Not a huge deal. The program is just an intermediary step in the process of creating a multimedia course. I'm entering the questions and organizing them by level and category in this NeoWin program before importing them into another system.
Okay, thanks. Not a huge deal. The program is just an intermediary step in the process of creating a multimedia course. I'm entering the questions and organizing them by level and category in this NeoWin program before importing them into another system.
Quote from Gaev on February 8, 2020, 5:40 am@vwatson
I have a multi-line text input box. If I highlight just part of the text in that object, is there a way to determine what text is highlighted, then cut or copy it to the clipboard via code?
I am unsure if you want to detect what was hilited (e.g. by way of having a variable populated with the hilited text) ...
- automatically, every time you complete "the hilite of some text within the TextEntryBox"
or
- when you click on a Button object
If it is the latter, this script associated with a Button object ...
... what is hilited in MultiLineText1 object FocusObject "YourMultiLineTextHere" SendKeys "" "{CtrlDn}C{CtrlUp}" AlertBox "Highlited Text" "[Clipboard]"... will do the job.
I have a multi-line text input box. If I highlight just part of the text in that object, is there a way to determine what text is highlighted, then cut or copy it to the clipboard via code?
I am unsure if you want to detect what was hilited (e.g. by way of having a variable populated with the hilited text) ...
- automatically, every time you complete "the hilite of some text within the TextEntryBox"
or
- when you click on a Button object
If it is the latter, this script associated with a Button object ...
... what is hilited in MultiLineText1 object
FocusObject "YourMultiLineTextHere"
SendKeys "" "{CtrlDn}C{CtrlUp}"
AlertBox "Highlited Text" "[Clipboard]"
... will do the job.