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Text: highlight selected text [message #461113]

Fri, 16 September 2005 12:13

arne anka

Messages: 133
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

hi,
using gtk i want to create a Text which the content highlighted when i
click into it.
playing around with

Text myText=new Text(parent, SWT.NONE);
myText.selectAll()
or
myText.setSelection(0);

does not work, the text is not highlighted.
any help appreciated.

regards

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Re: highlight selected text [message #461587 is a reply to message #461113]

Mon, 26 September 2005 22:44

Steve Northover

Messages: 1636
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

It works but the widget needs focus in order for you to see the selection.
This is Windows platform behavior.

"arne anka" <arne.anka@ginguppin.de> wrote in message
news:op.sw62whtluyrgnr@komhem...
> hi,
> using gtk i want to create a Text which the content highlighted when i
> click into it.
> playing around with
>
> Text myText=new Text(parent, SWT.NONE);
> myText.selectAll()
> or
> myText.setSelection(0);
>
> does not work, the text is not highlighted.
> any help appreciated.
>
> regards

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