Alphabetic & AutoTab

YooperNC · 6th February 2004, 14:30

I have two questions for the forum members:

1) How can I force a text entry field to allow only Alphabetic characters (no numbers, special characters, etc)?

2) I have set my text entry fields to be 6 characters in length (max and min both equal 6). Now, when the user enters six characters, I want the cursor to automatically jump to the next field. Is this possible?

Thanks in advance!

Dave

Joost Verburg · 6th February 2004, 15:42

Use the NOTIFY flag feature to check the input and take actions.

YooperNC · 6th February 2004, 17:49

NOTIFY doesn't seem to do anything until you press a button. I need to know when the Text Entry field has reached its maximum length of 6 characters, and then I want to set focus to the next text input field.

Also, still looking for an ALPHA-only setting for the text entry fields as well.

Thanks!

kichik · 6th February 2004, 17:58

NOTIFY indeed doesn't work for that purpose. So without changing the InstallOptions source code, waiting for the feature to be implmented or write a plug-in which will subclass the InstallOptions window; you can't do it.

As for alpha only, there is no flag for that so you'll have to verify on the leave function.

YooperNC · 6th February 2004, 18:08

Thanks for your reply. I suppose, then, that I would like these two requests to be considered for future enhancements of the product. In the mean time, I'll go at it from your suggested approaches.

Have a great weekend!

Dave

6th February 2004, 14:30	#1
YooperNC Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 17	Alphabetic & AutoTab I have two questions for the forum members: 1) How can I force a text entry field to allow only Alphabetic characters (no numbers, special characters, etc)? 2) I have set my text entry fields to be 6 characters in length (max and min both equal 6). Now, when the user enters six characters, I want the cursor to automatically jump to the next field. Is this possible? Thanks in advance! Dave

6th February 2004, 17:58	#4
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,337	NOTIFY indeed doesn't work for that purpose. So without changing the InstallOptions source code, waiting for the feature to be implmented or write a plug-in which will subclass the InstallOptions window; you can't do it. As for alpha only, there is no flag for that so you'll have to verify on the leave function. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

6th February 2004, 18:08	#5
YooperNC Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 17	Thanks Thanks for your reply. I suppose, then, that I would like these two requests to be considered for future enhancements of the product. In the mean time, I'll go at it from your suggested approaches. Have a great weekend! Dave

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6th February 2004, 15:42	#2
Joost Verburg NSIS MUI Dev Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,717	Use the NOTIFY flag feature to check the input and take actions.

6th February 2004, 17:49	#3
YooperNC Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 17	NOTIFY doesn't seem to do anything until you press a button. I need to know when the Text Entry field has reached its maximum length of 6 characters, and then I want to set focus to the next text input field. Also, still looking for an ALPHA-only setting for the text entry fields as well. Thanks!