[Gambas-user] WebTextArea vs. TextArea controlling events

[Benoit Minisini]

Le 29/09/2022 à 15:48, Rolf-Werner Eilert a écrit :
> 
> I see your point, Benoit. This is a very special case indeed. Maybe 
> Bruce Steers' idea of adding java code on demand would be a way?
> 
> I wanted to keep the user from clicking somewhere and adding text (and 
> from going somewhere with the cursor keys and writing or deleting any 
> text anywhere). The only thing allowed is to add text at the end of the 
> line.
> 
> This is for a program to train 10 fingers' typewriting.
> 
> Regards
> Rolf
> 

Maybe you should not use a WebTextBox then? With a WebDrawingArea, you 
can now (in the development version) catch key press events and draw 
what you want, so that you can reimplement a minimal edit field that 
exactly fits your needs.

-- 
Benoît Minisini.