Auto Select Upon Start

[moamin123]

I have created a keyboard program, though I am having one simple problem.

When the program starts I want "Just Type Here!" to appear on the textbox and when you click on a button I want the text to replace the "Just Type Here".

I was thinking I could write a code so that when the program loads it selects the text and when text changes (ie. when a button is pressed and another letter appears) then the "Just Type Here" text will go.

If someone can help me with this I will be really grateful.

[kadghar]

i have created a keyboard program though ...

if someone can help me with this i will be really greatfull

Sure, first of all try making the default text "Just type here"
Check that the EnterFieldBehavior is set as you wish (it's a property of the textbox). If its set "selectAll" when you enter the textbox, it'll select "Just type here" and when you type something it'll be replaced, that'll be a fast way.

Other way is in the TextBox_KeyDown event...you could define a boolean and clear the text box if the boolean is false, also make the boolean true, so it'll clean the textbox only the first time a key is pressed.

There're many other ways. But this should be enoug.

HTH

PS define the boolean outside the sub

[moamin123]

I am using Visual Basic and I can't find EnterFieldBehavior in the textbox properties.

[Killer42]

I am using Visual Basic and I can't find EnterFieldBehavior in the textbox properties.

I think we need to know what version of VB.

[moamin123]

Well, I'm using Visual Studio 2005 so it's Visual Basic 2005.

[Killer42]

I was thinking I could write a code so that when the program loads it selects the text and when text changes (ie. when a button is pressed and another letter appears) then the "Just Type Here" text will go.

Well, I'm not personally familiar with VB2005, but in VB6 I would put this code in the Form_Load event...

Text1.SelStart = 1
Text1.SelLength = 500

The "500" can be pretty much anything, as long as it's at least the length of the text.

The "Just Type Here" can be placed in the textbox at design time, of course. And from the sound of it, the EnterFieldBehavior property will achieve the same thing as this code, except every time you enter the field rather than once when the form loads. However, searching the MSDN website and the web in general seems to indicate that it's only applicable in Outlook.

[moamin123]

nope that doesnt work :(

[kadghar]

nope that doesnt work :(

did you try the boolean??

Dim boo1 as boolean

And inside the Key Down event of the textbox write:

if boo1= false then
    boo1=true
    text1.text=""
end if

That should work

[YarrOfDoom]

As you don't use your keyboard, but buttons on your form, I would add kadghar's code at the end of the code for each clicked-event of your buttons.

[moamin123]

thanks for all your help but this is getin too complicated 4 me to understand lol

[YarrOfDoom]

OK, here's an example, see if you can understand it.
(should be placed in Your projects folder of Visual Studio 2005)

[Killer42]

nope that doesnt work :(

It certainly will, assuming you get the syntax right for VB2005. It's perfectly simple. When the form is loaded, select the entire text in the textbox.

However, I expect that when adding stuff as the buttons are clicked, you probably should be placing each character in .SelText rather than adding it onto .Text property.

[moamin123]

thank you soo much i understand wt 2 do nw :D cheers guys