Set Focus On Text Field ?
How can I set / change focus on or between text fields?
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Posted on: 2004-11-02
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Text Field Focus
Hi, I was wondering if there was a way that you can determine which text field is in focus. I have 6 input text fields on the stage and in 5 of them I want it so that they can only contain numbers, meaning that you cant even type in letters at all. Is the only way to do this by setting the focus onto one of the text fields then tracking each change or is there an easier way?
If someone could help point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated thanks.
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This should be easy enough. I need to select an input text box on keypress, as the mouse will be busy. Ive had a look and found setfocus, but everything i try tells me There is no method with the name 'setfocus'. So somethin along the lines of
on (keyPress "<Left>"){
myinputbox.setFocus();
}
or whatever. Thanks in advance.
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Flashers, does anyone know how to set focus to a text field when the MC is pulled up?
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Hi there,
I have an input text field for a password with the ;
selction.setFocus(mytextField);
action. My problem is that although the cusor appears blinking away in the text field when the page opens, when I type nothing happens. I think that maybe even though the focus in the flash movie is set to the text field, the browser's focus isn't on the movie. Any ideas would be cool.
see it in action;
http://www.tokusgroup.com
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This should be easy enough. I need to select an input text box on keypress, as the mouse will be busy. Ive had a look and found setfocus, but everything i try tells me There is no method with the name 'setfocus'. So somethin along the lines of
on (keyPress "<Left>"){
myinputbox.setFocus();
}
or whatever. Thanks in advance.
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We have a project wherein we need to have the blinking cursor on a certain text field once the movie loads. Is this possible on Flash?
I was thinking of creating a Javascript function on the page, and have the text field inside a movie clip. This movie clip in turn calls the Javascript function. The question again is, is this possible?
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I have a dynamic text field for user input. I also have a button that clears the input (sets the textfields value to "")
great! now, is there a way to set "focus" on that field after the delete button is pushed, instead of the user havng to re-click in the text field to enter more text ?
thanks
Darin
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Hello,
In the attached movie I've got a simple input Text Field
I need that when the movie loads I will see the blinking cursur
inside the text filed and won't have to press it in order to write.
It will be focused.
Any help is needed
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Work on a standalone flash app in Flash 8. Here is what I want to do.
When (for example) F2 is pressed, I want a dynamic text field inside a movie file to come into focus so that any keyboard input will be loaded into an array and when F3 is pressed that text will dump into the text field for display. Text is not to show UNTIL F3 is depressed, but ALL keyboard input is to be captured after F2 has been pressed.
Now I could have it fill an array and when F3 is pressed the array is pointed to the text field.
Or have the text field nonvisible and type away filling the now focused dynamic box and made visible when F3 is pressed.
Lemme ghost code what I'm trying to accomplish. Ignore the fact that this won't compile, I'm doing it in psuedo-english/code to illustrate what I'm getting at
Assume:
movie file name 'textBox'; its instance name is 'textBoxInstance'
inside movie 'textBoxInstance' is a dynamic text field, var name 'displayText'
'keyCapture' is string array to capture keyboard input
//version 1
key.isDown(F2){
while(key.isDown != F3){
keyCapture[] = crapImtypingrightnow
}
else{ //oh look I hit F3, dump that stuff into the text box!
_root["textBoxInstance"].displayText = keyCapture[];
}
ver 2
key.isDown(F2){
//text box is hidden till I hit F3
while(key.isDown != F3){
_root["textBoxInstance"].displayText.visible = nein
_root["textBoxInstance"].displayText = crapImtypingrightnow
}
else{
//oh look I hit F3, all that text I just typed that was invisible is now visible
_root["theBoxInstance"].displayText.visible = damnstraight
}
all of this will be in a function so onLoad is not going to cut it. F2 will call the function, essentiall F3 will complete and break
help me out out wise ones of flash.
tanx.
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I have read tons of post in various forums and blogs about this bug...
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/s...d.php3?t=88476
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/s...d.php3?t=67855
http://www.philterdesign.com/blog/archives/000031.html
http://flashmx2004.com/forums/lofive...php/t5171.html
http://www.flashkit.com/board/archiv.../t-652323.html
It seems the focus of a textfield can't be lost as soon as one uses other components inside a movie in AS 2.0...
This causes serious headaches when working with onKillFocus and Key listeners, and it completly messes up my app...
I really need to find a workaround. I'm not so much concerned about buttons not recieving my clicks onPress but rather want Selection.getFocus() to display NULL after clicking anywhere outside of the text field so my key listeners can work again...
please help...
zillion42
>>>>THIS WORKS<<<<
>>>>THIS DOESN'T WORK<<<<
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Thanks,
Bojan
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I have few input text fields on my Scene. Can I manage to lost focus from any text filed by clicking anywhere on Scene beside on text fields?
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How to avoid that???
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Bojan
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Hi all..
I already posted this in the flash forum... thought Id stick it in here too for a better chance of getting spotted...
Is there a way to to detect which text field is focused? I've got a scrolling form and I'd like it so that when the user focuses a text field (by either clicking in it or using tab) the form will scroll to where the user is at... Should be easy enough if there is some way to detect whether or not an field is focused right? Im a little worried cuz I cant find any reference to such a function in my Moock.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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I'm trying to set up an email form within a flash movie. I want to have example text in teh input fields, but don't want the text to have to be deleted when someone clicks inside of the text field. I just need the text to disappear and the box to be emptied out.
Is there a way to do this in flash?
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This is driving me totally insane. I have done this before but cannot replicate it! Check this file out to see what I mean:
http://www.3dart.co.za/cgtalk/ahhhh.fla
I have placed this on frame 10 of the mc "holding" the textfield:
Code:
Selection.setFocus("name");
What's the problem I don't see one!? Any help please cause i'm gonna start crying
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Is there a way to change the border and background color of a text field when it is focused on?
I know:
txtField.borderColor = 0x999999;
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But how do I trigger it to change the color when the user clicks on the field?
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Hi,
I have a swf that is having problems only when I load a movie.
someButton.onRelease = function(){
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}
I noticed that the movie does not run right only when the cursor is still bliking in the input text field. I will input text in the input field but the cursor continues to remain in the field even after clicking the "someButton".
I tried to change the function to
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but is still has a problem. The problem being that when I click another button in the program, sometimes it will not work and othertimes it will.
When I remove the input field and hard code the import the loadmovie it works fine.
Any idea???? I'm loosing my hair..........
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I am wondering how I can make actionscript highlight all the text in a text input field when I click in it. I have been able to accomplish this if I manually change the focus in actionscript, but I can't get it to work if I use the onSetFocus function for that text box.
Thanks for the help
Tim
Code:
this.createTextField("txtTest", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 20, 100, 20);
txtTest.text = "My name is Barbara";
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one_txt.maxChars = two_txt.maxChars = 3;
one_txt.text = "360"; // Default values
two_txt.text = "100";
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};
two_txt.onSetFocus = function() {
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Is there a way to get around that like use a listener or something.
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See whats happening by clicking here.
Attach Code
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