control set data

[Valuater]

ok...

i would like the guictrlsetdata() to append the data to the END of the editbox. if the user places the curser anywhere on the editbox the data is set to that location and not appended to the end of the editbox

i also noted that guictrlsetdata( control id, data, default)

the default seems to have minimal purpose as noted in this example

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

GUICreate("my GUI", 400, 375, -1, -1)
  
    
  ; create send text 
   $send_box = GUICtrlCreateEdit("Type your text here", 10, 260, 300, 60, BitOR($WS_VSCROLL,$ES_AUTOVSCROLL)) 
   $send_button = GUICtrlCreateButton("S&end", 320, 270, 70, 30) 
   $_simple = GUICtrlCreateEdit("Your last text" & @CRLF, 15, 40, 370, 215, BitOR($ES_WANTRETURN, $WS_VSCROLL, $WS_HSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL, $ES_AUTOHSCROLL, $ES_MULTILINE, $ES_READONLY)) 
    
   GUISetState() 
   
   While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()

    Select
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE 
            ExitLoop
            
        Case $msg = $send_button
            $send_info = GUICtrlRead($send_box) 
            $x = random(1,10,1)
            GUICtrlSetData($_simple, @CRLF & $send_info & "  " & $x, $x) 
    EndSelect

Wend
exit

any ideas????

thx

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Edited November 15, 2005 by Valuater

[JSThePatriot]

Below is what I would do to get everything set up how you want it.

$oldData = GUICtrlRead($eBox)
GUICtrlSetData($eBox, "")
$Data = $oldData & @CRLF & $newData
GUICtrlSetData($eBox, $Data)

Something along those lines. I am not sure this will be a good idea after the text gets to be too long. This is just a work around. Not a very good one, but atleast clean. I will check the Auto ITS project page to see if I can offer a different solution there. I have seen a similar problem in C++ and VB games I have played.

JS

[Valuater]

good idea.... that might work

thanks

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[JSThePatriot]

good idea.... that might work

thanks

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Also set the one edit to disabled to not allow users to select text might be an option. Then you could allow them to select text only when they goto a certain menu. This I would consider a bad work-around.

JS

[Valuater]

Also set the one edit to disabled to not allow users to select text might be an option. Then you could allow them to select text only when they goto a certain menu. This I would consider a bad work-around.

JS

i tried that... it disables the scroll also

guess thats not going to work

thx

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[JSThePatriot]

i tried that... it disables the scroll also

guess thats not going to work

thx

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Hrm, I will look into a couple other ways of accomplishing this. I am assuming this is for the Auto ITS project.

How bad is the first solution I offered for speed when there are large amounts of text?

JS

[JSThePatriot]

Hrm... I just checked out the $ES_READONLY, and it seems that should cover your bases, but I notice you have already thought of this by adding that into your box.

JS

[Valuater]

Hrm, I will look into a couple other ways of accomplishing this. I am assuming this is for the Auto ITS project.

How bad is the first solution I offered for speed when there are large amounts of text?

JS

Yes.. its for the ITS program

the difficulty with the original idea is that there are two "chat windows" and two send buttons ( one is for PM )thus, i am not sure how to approach testing...

$send_info = GUICtrlRead($send_box) 
    If $send_info <> "" And $connected = 1 Then 
        $Text = "~pm-" & $select_name & "-" & $send_info
        SendMessage($Text)
        If GUICtrlGetState($_simple) = $GUI_ACTIVE then
            $old = GUICtrlRead($_simple)
        Else
            $old = GUICtrlRead($child2_view)
        EndIf
        GUICtrlSetData($_simple, $old & @CRLF & $Text) 
        GUICtrlSetData($child2_view, $old & @CRLF & $Text) 
        GUICtrlSetData($send_box, "")
    EndIf

thats the best i can come up with

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Edited November 16, 2005 by Valuater

[JSThePatriot]

Hrm... I would say the PM and Chat should be the same box. I know in command driven games you just type something along the lines of /tell name something about what you want to say. Then press enter.

Having multiple boxes and buttons to me is a little redundant. You could even have an option box on the side that would allow you to decide which way its supposed to be.

JS

[Valuater]

Hrm... I would say the PM and Chat should be the same box. I know in command driven games you just type something along the lines of /tell name something about what you want to say. Then press enter.

Having multiple boxes and buttons to me is a little redundant. You could even have an option box on the side that would allow you to decide which way its supposed to be.

JS

one is on the gui the other is on a tab

and there is a button that you can choose which view you want..

trying to see which button was pressed would be more confusing

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[JSThePatriot]

one is on the gui the other is on a tab

and there is a button that you can choose which view you want..

trying to see which button was pressed would be more confusing

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Gotcha hrm...

JS

[Valuater]

how about setting the curser at the end of the editbox...

then updating the sent data " at the end"

is that possible???

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