Intuition Requester: programmatically set focus on string gadget?

Warty · 07 September 2018, 03:51

I am learning Intuition, porting an old Unix game to KS1.3. I've made a little library to handle requester creation for various purposes. One requester is of course to get info from the user, providing a textfield and an ok/cancel button. Is there actually a way to focus on the string gadget after opening the requester, so that the cursor is in there, and the user can just start typing? I found ActivateGadget, but that didn't do what I thought it might.

bebbo · 07 September 2018, 08:14

select the gadget before activating

Code:

              SelectGadget(g, w->RPort, 0);
              if ((g->GadgetType & GTYP_STRGADGET) == GTYP_STRGADGET)
              {
                ActivateGadget(g, w, 0);
              }

mark_k · 07 September 2018, 19:08

What library is SelectGadget() in?

Are you waiting to receive IDCMP_ACTIVEWINDOW before calling ActivateGadget()? Apparently that is necessary.

Warty · 08 September 2018, 07:35

Thanks for the link, that sorted it out!

07 September 2018, 03:51	#1
Warty Registered User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Minneapolis, USA Posts: 301	Intuition Requester: programmatically set focus on string gadget? I am learning Intuition, porting an old Unix game to KS1.3. I've made a little library to handle requester creation for various purposes. One requester is of course to get info from the user, providing a textfield and an ok/cancel button. Is there actually a way to focus on the string gadget after opening the requester, so that the cursor is in there, and the user can just start typing? I found ActivateGadget, but that didn't do what I thought it might.

07 September 2018, 08:14	#2
bebbo bye Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Some / Where Posts: 680	select the gadget before activating Code: SelectGadget(g, w->RPort, 0); if ((g->GadgetType & GTYP_STRGADGET) == GTYP_STRGADGET) { ActivateGadget(g, w, 0); }

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07 September 2018, 19:08	#3
mark_k Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Posts: 3,336	What library is SelectGadget() in? Are you waiting to receive IDCMP_ACTIVEWINDOW before calling ActivateGadget()? Apparently that is necessary.

08 September 2018, 07:35	#4
Warty Registered User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Minneapolis, USA Posts: 301	Thanks for the link, that sorted it out!

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