Uneditable Text Area

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MattVonFat

(Posted 2004) [#1]

I want to make a text area unedible but readable. Someone said there was a lib for this that someone had made but i can't seem to find it.

Can anyone help?

Eikon

(Posted 2004) [#2]

Credit goes to Nullmind:

; lib "user32.dll"
; SendMessage%(hWnd%,Msg%,wParam%,lParam%):"SendMessageA"
Const EM_SETREADONLY = $CF
Global win=CreateWindow("Readonly textbox",64,64,320,240)
Global Txt=CreateTextArea(0,0,1,1,win)
SendMessage QueryObject(Txt,1),EM_SETREADONLY,True,0

GfK	(Posted 2004) [#3]

Slightly OT: I find it astounding that you should have to resort to userlibs to achieve such basic functionality. Just when I think B+ can't possibly become any more of a joke, it does.

Wiebo

(Posted 2004) [#4]

b+ is userlib jungle, atm... I hope the next update adds some more basic stuff it already should've had.

code	(Posted 2004) [#5]

Same here We definately need right click menus and full status bar support.

Rimmsy

(Posted 2004) [#6]

MattVonFat

(Posted 2004) [#7]

Thanks for that.

MattVonFat

(Posted 2004) [#8]

Is there anyway to get to the top of a text area? I tried using the SetSliderValue but that didn't work.

Does any one know how to do it?

WolRon

(Posted 2004) [#9]

Thanks for the code Eikon.

Eikon

(Posted 2004) [#10]

You're welcome. Had to dig this one up earlier, myself.

aab	(Posted 2004) [#11]

em. I usually just set its text again every loop and so any changes are negated. although this would be too slow if there was alot of text...