11.6 Input fields in MagiC

The input fields in MagiC offer natively many functions which would otherwise have to be programmed laboriously by hand. Amongst others these are:

Exact cursor positioning with the mouse
Keyboard shortcuts to move the cursor to the previous/next word or to the start/end of the line
Insert/overwrite mode
Deletion to end of line
Cut, Copy, Paste
Input fields with small fonts are possible

The functions for [Help], [Undo], [Shift]-[up-arrow], [Shift]-[down- arrow] and [Ctrl]-[Q] are contained in form_keybd (however they are ignored if the relevant object is DISABLED), the cursor positioning with the mouse is performed by form_do or form_xdo and objc_edit and the remaining functions by objc_edit.

Those who would like to find delight in the corresponding functions must use the associated AES calls.

MagiC

Notes about MagiC's 3D-look

Scrollable input fields