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Windows API: Text Box #271566 06/13/09 23:02 06/13/09 23:02
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 258 Chicago J Jaeger OP Member
Jaeger OP Member J Joined: May 2009 Posts: 258 Chicago	I asked a question a while back about how to make a standard Windows text field, where the user could do everything like copy, paste, cut, highlight text, etc. I never really found the solution I was hunting for. But another question here got me thinking. Someone asked about using the Open/Browse dialog from the Windows API, and was able to get it to work. I did a little research, and text boxes ARE part of Win API. Look here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.textbox.aspx I think there's another type called "Rich Edit Box", which may be the one I'm looking for. So I know this IS API stuff. However, I don't see it anywhere in the windows.h list. Is it even in there? And if so, how can I utilize it? If I can do this through Lite-C, it will save me the loads of frustration of doing different projects in C++, when I can just use Lite-C and be done with it. So if you know anything about this, please advise. [img]http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/DasProjekt/sunriselogo.png[/img] See current screenshots released to public: http://s612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/DasProjekt Reality bytes!

Re: Windows API: Text Box [Re: Jaeger] #271583 06/14/09 01:30 06/14/09 01:30
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,230 M MichaelGale Serious User
MichaelGale Serious User M Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,230	That article on MSDN is about the TextBox class that is part of the .NET Framework which is NOT the WinAPI (same applies to the richtext editor). However, text boxes are probably part of the WinAPI as well but you won't be able to use them inside a DirectX instance. You will have to write your own textbox class that is rendered by the engine. Open/Save dialogues are part of the WinAPI and can easily be used (but don't confuse them with their counterparts in the .NET Framework). Your friendly mod is at your service.

Re: Windows API: Text Box [Re: MichaelGale] #271650 06/14/09 10:24 06/14/09 10:24
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 258 Chicago J Jaeger OP Member
Jaeger OP Member J Joined: May 2009 Posts: 258 Chicago	Ok, I guess I was confused about what I was reading then. I see what you mean now. I heard before that you couldn't use things like this in Direct-X, but I was thinking about doing it externally anyway, for certain things. But, I'd actually enjoy creating my own textbox class. I'm just not sure where to start so I can make one that's useable with the engine. If this was just C/C++, I could use the text box classes they already have, or, write a new one right in VC++. But what's it going to take to make one for the engine? Am I supposed to do this externally, with VC++? Or am I just defining a class/struct in Lite-C coding for the project I'm working on? I've never done anything like this to be used with the engine... [img]http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/DasProjekt/sunriselogo.png[/img] See current screenshots released to public: http://s612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/DasProjekt Reality bytes!

Re: Windows API: Text Box [Re: Jaeger] #271722 06/14/09 18:04 06/14/09 18:04
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ventilator Senior Expert Joined: May 2002 Posts: 7,441	Code: editor_string = "" def key(k): global editor_string s = str_for_key(k) if s == "enter": s = "\n" if s == "space": s = " " if s == "bksp": editor_string = editor_string[:-1] return editor_string += s e.on_anykey = key @schedule def main(): while 1: draw_text(editor_string, 10, 10, (255,255,255)) yield(1) # wait(1) have you tried something like that? it's written in python but you should get the idea. with some string manipulation (which could be a bit cumbersome in lite-c) and str_width() you should be able to do a complete text editor in this or a similar way.