Yes, I wish for a non-standard response to clicks. I have up to ten
rows with 3 columns of EFs.
front/back sort order -- primary category (static EF) --  left/right sort order
There is no need for an insertion point. When an non-static EF is
selected, the entire contents (usually a single digit) is selected.

I have been able to achieve the desired effect by placing the
SETSELECT 0,32767 outside of the select/case structure at the end of
the dialog handler.
I see no ill effects, other than a very slight (perfectly acceptable)
delay in the highlighting.

Is there any unforeseen problem with this placement? Coming out of the
select/case for unrelated events does not cause flicker.

 CASE _efClick
   EDIT FIELD dlgID%
   tempEd=VAL(EDIT$(dlgID%))
 END SELECT
SETSELECT 0,32767
END FN

On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Pierre Zippi <pierrezippi@...> wrote:
> That's what I thought. I tried FLUSHEVENTS but that did not work either.
> How long after the click is the insertion point inserted?
> CASE _efClick
>  EDIT FIELD dlgID%
>  FLUSHEVENTS
>  SETSELECT 0, 2
>  tempEd=VAL(EDIT$(dlgID%))
>  print dlgID%        just to make sure I'm in the right place'
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Robert Purves <listrp@...> wrote:
>>
>> Pierre Zippi wrote:
>>
>>> SETSELECT 0,32767 is not selecting EF contents with the example below.
>>> Any Ideas?
>>>
>>> CASE _efClick
>>>  EDIT FIELD dlgID%
>>>  SETSELECT 0, 2
>>>  tempEd=VAL(EDIT$(dlgID%))
>>>  print dlgID%        just to make sure I'm in the right place'
>>
>> Apparently the FB4 runtime sets the insertion point at the click location
>> *after* the _efClick event has been dispatched. The effect of your
>> 'setselect' is thus immediately overridden.
>>
>> There's not much you can do about it, except rethink your wish for a
>> non-standard response to clicks. The normal outcome of a mouse click in
>> editable text is to set the insertion point to the click's location.
>> Pressing the tab key is the action that gives an automatic Select All.
>>
>> Robert P.
>>
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>
>
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> P. Zippi
> Using FB 4.4.3 (moving FB2 code to FB4.4.3)
>



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P. Zippi
Using FB 4.4.3 (moving FB2 code to FB4.4.3)