Finding a precise coordination /location in a edit text field

[robertcollins]

Hi;
I want to open a combo box after locating a perticular word in a edit box to suggest and select corrections.

Problem is it is hard to calculate precisely X and Y coordinate since the cursor is not on that perticular word. Something like following gives me very inexact location:
thisform.text1.width = len(lcOption)+12
thisform.text1.Left = col()
thisform.text1.top = row()+2
thisform.text1.visible = .t.

Thanks.

Robert

 

[ChrisRChamberlain]

Robert

The X and Y coordinates are available in the .MouseDown event of the EditBox.

LPARAMETERS nButton, nShift, nXCoord, nYCoord

Chris

 

[DannC]

U have to create a formula between edtField.Width&Left, fontmetric(char width&Height). Have fun

 

[TomasDill]

Nefra, there is TXTWidth() and TXTHeight() functions in VFP that does this for you. I guess they could be used to calculate the location in points.

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