Re: Non-copyable TextField

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From: & Garrett
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 14:57

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In article <1992Jul29.162437.3218@agora.uucp> bobb@agora.rain.com (Bob  
Beauchemin) writes:
> 
>   I'm trying to make a subclass of TextField object that cannot be  
copied
> with the cut/copy keys or cut/copy menu entries. I made a subclass  
called
> XTextField and set it up with a "empty" copy method (ie a copy method  
that
> does nothing but printf("copy method invoked").
>   However, I can still copy the text and my custom copy method does not
> ever appear to get invoked during the COPY operation.
> 
>   I've read that all TextField objects share the same Text object for
> rendering text. Can I override the COPY method in this Text object  
somehow?
> Is this why my subclass of TextField with a custom COPY method will not
> work?
> 
>   Does anyone have/know of any examples of a TextField (or Text)  
subclass
> that cannot be copied?

Why not just set a regular TextField to be non-selectable?  Cut/copy/paste  
have to have a selection to work on.


Colin Garrett
colin@delphi.bsd.uchicago.edu

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