brad3260 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Hello everyone, I'm writing a program that has required fields sometimes but other times the same field is not required. I have two text boxes for their first name and another for their last. I have "First Name" and "Last Name" automatically entered into the boxes so that they know they need to enter theirs in each. When these boxes become active, they get erased so the person can enter their names. The problem is, if they don't want enter their name, I want "First Name" entered into the box once the box is no longer active. I can't figure out how to tell when the box becomes inactive. Is there anyway to do this without constantly checking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted March 12, 2017 Moderators Share Posted March 12, 2017 brad3260, Let Windows do all the work by using a "cue banner" to display the "hint" text within the control - _GUICtrlEdit_SetCueBanner is the function you need. M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad3260 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 That's a lot better than what I was trying to do, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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