Re: [Pythoncard-users] Making combo box select only

[Alex T. <al...@tw...>]

kim...@ya... wrote:

>Alex,
>
>No, choice is not the same as combo-box.  Combo-box
>pulls down when you click on the list.   As far as I
>can see, there is no "editabel" field for combo-box
>that I can see - which is really odd.   I am assuming
>that the code acutally supports this option (somehow)
>- may be it's just a resource editor issue.
>  
>
Sorry, John, but I'm not following you.

A Choice component looks like a single-line text field with a small 
down-arrow on the right. When you click on the down-arrow, a drop-down 
list of all the possible choices appears, with the current one selected. 
When you select one (by clicking on it), that line is selected, the 
drop-down disappears, and the single-line text field now shows the 
just-selected item. Clicking within the field does the same as clicking 
on the arrow (i.e. the list drops down)

All the above is also true for a ComboBox, except that clicking within 
the field doesn't make the list drop down, it selects within the 
editable text field, where you can edit the current entry and submit 
that as your choice. (It's then up to the handler to decide if it wishes 
to add that to the list of acceptable choices, etc.)

So as far as I can see (looking at the widgets sample from the sample 
launcher)
 - a Choice is a non-editable Combobox
 - Combobox is editable by default

Am I still missing something ?

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