Re: FTC Proxy Problems
- From: Jim Pitchford <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ftcdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:26:00 -0500
Thanks Bob
Let me try out your suggestions - then I'll send you a demo file for anything
unfixed.
Regards
Jim Pitchford
jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 18 Jun 2013, at 20:08, Bob Keeney <bobk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You're talking pretty specific stuff. I suggest starting small. That way if
> you want to send me an example project I can problem help a bit more.
>
> 1. What happens if set it to ReadOnly first? I know that will really make
> the Caret invisible.
>
> 2. A small project demonstrating this might be helpful.
>
> 3. I'm assuming you're really doing ftc.GetDoc.moveinsertionpointto end?
> Have you done a full update at this point?
>
> 4. Again, I'm wondering if this is before or after you're readjusting the
> document/page size and after a full update?
>
> Seth and I are happy to help as it might reveal some bugs we weren't aware
> of. A small sample project would make that a LOT easier.
>
> Bob Keeney
> BKeeney Software Inc.
> http://www.bkeeney.com
>
> On Jun 18, 2013, at 6:06 PM, Jim Pitchford <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Bob et al
>>
>> I am still in the process of trying to use FTC in an app to replace multiple
>> text boxes, but continue to struggle.
>>
>> Following Bob's advice I am trying to use FTCProxy in a single hidden
>> window, wFTCProxy.
>>
>> On MouseEnter into a canvas I create a new FTCProxy via
>>
>> targetProxy = new FTCProxy( CanvasX, wFTCProxy.target)
>>
>> and use that as the targetProxy for all actions within that canvas.
>>
>> Prior to creating the new targetProxy, if a previous proxy exists I clear
>> any selections in that proxy so that they don't reappear in the new proxy
>> and set the targetProxy to nil.
>>
>> I also use targetProxy.ftc.getDisplayPicture to grab a picture of the
>> targetProxy to display in CanvasX.paint when the mouse is not in the Canvas.
>>
>> Thus, in theory, I end up with one hidden window to provide an FTC control
>> on demand.
>>
>> My challenges are now:
>>
>> 1. When taking the picture via getDisplayPicture - it also grabs the Caret
>> if it is blinking on at the time of the grab. Use of
>> ftc.blinkCaret(true/false) doesn't seem to be able to turn the caret on or
>> off.
>>
>> 2. When moving into the editor - i.e. a new FTCProxy has been created, I
>> often get a bleed of the previous canvas' picture showing through the right
>> and bottom 2 pixels of the canvas being edited, even though both the canvas
>> and the targetProxy.target have been set to the same size.
>>
>> 3. I seem to be unable to get the insertion point to move to the end of the
>> current text using ftc.moveInsertionPointToEnd(true) - the insertion point
>> stays religiously at the beginning.
>>
>> 4. I need to re-adjust the size of the canvas to match the current height of
>> the text using dim newHeight as double = Target.getdoc.getTotalPageLength.
>> This works if I stay within one canvas/proxy, but if I move to a new canvas,
>> it seems to reflect the height of the previous proxy, even though I issue a
>> targetProxy.update(true) after the targetProxy.ftc.setText ("text").
>>
>> Note that all the above are in ftc.setEditMode.
>>
>> Any pointers you might have in solving these issues would be gratefully
>> received.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Jim Pitchford
>> jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
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