Edit Control Overstrike

[victorv]

hi,
Is it possible set an Edit Control (ie in a Dialog Box)
in Overstrike Mode ?

I have looked for it, but nothing found.

I have implemented a solution which captures EN_CHANGE
message, but is almost complicated.

bye

 

[Cagliostro]

what do you mean(sorry for stupid question)

Ion Filipski

 

[victorv]

hi, Ion Filipski
for "Overstrike Mode", I mean the opposite of "Insert Mode":
when you go to write in a Control that already contains
text, your chars do not insert inside previous,
but they OverWrite them.

Thank.

 

[Cagliostro]

why do you need to insert overwrite some existing string with an identiall one? You may just check if it exists there and do not insert if yes.

Ion Filipski

 

[victorv]

hi, the previuos post was appreciable: the word
overstrike (common in other system) may be not
extremely clear in windows environment (however
the key Ins, exists also in PC Keyboard, and it is not
a my invention).
Also using Word, its behaviour changes if Ins key is
pressed or not, owerwriting previous characters (under caret) or not.

My problem is in an intesive data entry program that I am building. If I have a Line and in it I have to substitute
just a part of it, it is more ergonomic and sure, to overwrite the old word, rather than erase it, and re-write.

However, Ion Filipski, I don't need to write "Black" over
"Black" word, but write "Red ", without needing to erase first old chars.

I ensure you, that this was an interesting programming argument, before spending 4 posts to say trivial things.

I suggest to refrain posting similar comment as "overwrite some existing string with an identiall one".

 

[Cagliostro]

I suggest you to reformulate your question and be more explicitly.

Ion Filipski