Edit Text Widget
The Edit Text Widget displays an editable text box that allows a single line or multiple lines of text entry.
The widget color controls the color of the text.
Settings
The following settings are available specifically for Edit Text Widgets.
Setting |
Description |
Edit Text Settings |
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Maximum length |
Specifies the maximum number of characters that can be entered into the text box. |
Character filter |
Specifies a filter that determines what types of characters can be entered into the text box:
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Allow text to overflow |
Specifies whether the width of the text can exceed the width of the text box (with scrolling). |
Use multiple lines |
Specifies whether the text box renders multiple lines or just a single line of text. |
Text is read-only |
Specifies that the user cannot change the text in the text box, but can still select and copy parts of it. |
Select all when changed |
Causes the text box to automatically select all when its text is changed through a method other than user input. |
Select all on double-click |
Causes a double-click in the text box to select all, whereas a double-click would normally select only the word that was clicked on. |
Render plain (text only) |
Causes the border, background, and keyboard focus glow to not be rendered. |
Render focus plain (no glow) |
Causes the keyboard focus glow to not be rendered (but the border and background are still shown). |
Background color |
Specifies the color of the text box's background. |
Border color |
Specifies the color of the text box's border. |
Highlight color |
If checked, specifies the highlight color for selected text, overriding the default highlight color given by the |
Focus glow color |
If checked, specifies the color of the glow rendered when the editable text box has the keyboard focus, overriding the default glow color given by the |
Insertion caret color |
Specifies the color of the insertion caret. |
See Also
- Widgets
EditTextWidget
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