SystemWindow editable fields?

[Ken Ray]

Dan,

I just tried it in 2.1.2 under Panther (10.3.2) and it works for me; I
can edit text, etc. Instead of trying to "topLevel" the stack, why don't
you just set the systemWindow to false?

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com 
> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> Dan Soneson
> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 10:23 AM
> To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: SystemWindow editable fields?
> 
> 
> I just discovered the systemWindow property, which presents great 
> possibilities for me in terms of building a web browser 
> navigator. I am 
> interested in directing the user to a specific web site and then 
> presenting a set of activities and tasks to do with the 
> material on the 
> web page, for educational purposes. The systemWindow property 
> allows me 
> to keep my activity screen floating above the web page, even when the 
> browser is the active application.
> 
> However, it seems I am not able to enter text into editable 
> text fields 
> in my window. I can select the field, but cannot enter text. 
> I can drag 
> text from the web page into one of the fields in my window, but once 
> there, cannot edit the text either. (only tried with Rev 
> 2.1.2 and OS X 
> 10.2.6 so far)
> 
> I attempt to set the stack to editable via the topLevel command -- to 
> no effect, with one exception. If I include a button with the 
> following 
> script, it works just fine:
> 
> on mouseUp
>     answer "You can now enter text into any field"
>     lock messages
>     topLevel this stack
>     unlock messages
> end mouseUp
> 
> It seems calling up the answer dialog box allows me to set my 
> stack to 
> the toplevel. Without the answer dialog, the topLevel command has no 
> effect. However, whenever I click on the browser window I lose the 
> ability to enter or modify text in the fields in my window, 
> until I run 
> the answer dialog again.
> 
> Is there any way to topLevel my systemWindow stack without a dialog 
> box? Or any other workaround for allowing users to enter text into a 
> stack with the systemWindow property set to true?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dan
> 
> Daniel B. Soneson
> Director, Language Lab
> Southern CT State University
> 
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