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LiquidCode · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 3:55 pm Post subject: Re-Select text

After I have copied a block of text and added a few chars to the beginning
and end and paste it back, how can i re-select the original text?

Ex.

Lets say I want to copy the text:

TEXT NEEDS
TO BE COPY

then add "THIS " it the beginning and "IED" to the end (I know it is spelled wrong, this is just an example ok! Smile

)

The text is highlighted, copied and the text added to the beginning and end and pasted back. So it would look like this:

THIS TEXT NEEDS
TO BE COPYIED

Now,I need to re-select the original:

TEXT NEEDS
TO BE COPY

I know It can be done with API, but, I can't get it to work.

Can anyone lend a hand?

Thanks in advance.

Dr. Dread · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 4:24 pm Post subject:

Where are you copying from? Another program, or....?

Are you forced to de-select your text selection between copying the text and copying
the revised text back? Once your text is de-selected you'll probably have a hard time
obtaining it again, I think. But if you can keep your selection, it's easy to overwrite it.

Or you could cut the text instead and insert the new text at the cursor point - that
could be easier.

Greetz
Dread

LiquidCode · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 4:27 pm Post subject:

The text would be copied from my program. When the text is pasted it
the selection goes away.

Dr. Dread · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 5:36 pm Post subject:

Hmmmm, normally you wouldn't lose your selection just when making the copy. Then it should
be straightforward: COPY + manipulate TEXT + PASTE.

That should overwrite the original text selection with the new modified text. But obviously
you are then doing something more inbetween ????

Greetz
Dread

LiquidCode · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 5:39 pm Post subject:

I don't lose the selection when cpoying, I do when I paste. That is why I need to re-select the original text.

Dr. Dread · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 5:44 pm Post subject:

Ahaaaaa! Now I see what the problem is. I got it all mixed up in my mind Rolling Eyes

I'll give it a thought and see if something comes up.

Dread

Skit3000 · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 6:19 pm Post subject:

Why don't you just send a @shift(@key(left)), after you've paste the text, with the window send command...

Dr. Dread · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 6:43 pm Post subject:

This is a test using API commands:

Garrett · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 10:28 pm Post subject:

You need to get the starting and ending positions of the text when you
first copy it. Once pasted, you then use the positions you saved to select
the text to highlight again.

-Garrett

Dr. Dread · Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2002 12:20 am Post subject:

Added a line to the above code to get an auto-select to start out with.

Dread

LiquidCode · Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2002 1:25 am Post subject:

Dr. Dread that works GREAT! thanks a lot. Worship

I was having a hard time with that one. Wink