Insert text in field

[SEAL29]

If i paste text (cmd+v) in field, it always converts it to the font used by that program. In the Inspector under the Font option i setting the font is Calibri and size is 13. How that should be set so that it does not change?

[richmond62]

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set the textFont of field "fDATA" to "Courier"
set the textSize of field "fDATA" to 36

Frankly, you'd save a lot of time, instead of asking basic questions here by just poking around in the Dictionary.

[dunbarx]

Ask anything you want. We love to answer.

A new field will inherit the text properties of the OS unless you explicitly set them yourself. Such properties are, by default, empty.

Try it. Make a new field and from msg:

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answer the textSize of last field

You will get empty.

Now, again in msg:

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set the textSize of last field to 14

If you now ask for the textSize of that same field, you will get 14.

Lots of properties work this way. This can cause a lot of wasted effort if you forget this.
Craig.

[AxWald]

Hi,
I understand your question this way [explanation in square brackets by me):

If i paste text [from Word] in field, it [LiveCode] always converts it to the font used by that program [Word].
[...] How that should be set so that it does not change?

Answer then is: If you paste styled text into a field, LC will try to keep these attributes.

If you want your field to keep its text in Calibri 13, give it this code:

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on textchanged
   set the textFont of char 1 to -1 of me to "Calibri"
   set the textSize of char 1 to -1 of me to 13
   --  you need to set the styles, too:
   set the textStyle of char 1 to -1 of me to "plain"
end textchanged

Have fun!

[FourthWorld]

See the clipboardData global property in the Dictionary. It's an array, with keys for many representations.

Try:

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put the clipboardData["text"] into the selection 

[SEAL29]

Hi,
I understand your question this way [explanation in square brackets by me):

If i paste text [from Word] in field, it [LiveCode] always converts it to the font used by that program [Word].
[...] How that should be set so that it does not change?

Answer then is: If you paste styled text into a field, LC will try to keep these attributes.

If you want your field to keep its text in Calibri 13, give it this code:

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on textchanged
   set the textFont of char 1 to -1 of me to "Calibri"
   set the textSize of char 1 to -1 of me to 13
   --  you need to set the styles, too:
   set the textStyle of char 1 to -1 of me to "plain"
end textchanged

Have fun!

Thank you, this work like a charm. Thanks to everyone else for the help.

[richmond62]

Answer then is: If you paste styled text into a field, LC will try to keep these attributes.

Um . . .

Be aware that that will only hold true so long as that font exists on an end-user's operating system . . .

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cross-platform fonts are a minefield of horros.