[Xerte] Text Entry field height

[Brydges, Stephen]

Height does not set. If I drag the text entry box out visually (to a
height of 120) it snaps back to the height of a single line of text. The
h property is set in properties, to 120, but the border only displays at
about 25. Also the hit area is set to the same height so I can't just
use a graphic box, because only the top line will receive focus, whereas
the user is likely to click in the middle.

 

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian Tenney
Sent: 22 March 2010 15:28
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Text Entry field height

 

so set h and w?

 

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Brydges, Stephen
Sent: Mon 22/03/2010 14:22
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Text Entry field height

It's the native textEntry response (Xerte 2.1)

 

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian Tenney
Sent: 22 March 2010 14:15
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Text Entry field height

 

set width and height? You re talking Xerte's native textEntry response,
or somewhere in a template?

 

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Brydges, Stephen
Sent: Mon 22/03/2010 14:12
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Text Entry field height

I'd like a text entry that is, say, 5 lines high. The default appearance
is that of a single line. The field does grow as they user reaches the
line end, but I think the implicit suggestion is that one line is what's
expected, and I want to encourage more.

I have tried turning off the border, and using my own taller background,
but then it is not obvious that they have to click in the top line, for
the text entry to get focus. The height parameter to textentry doesn't
seem to affect it.

 

On a related note, is there an easy way to get the text field to accept
enter as a newline? 

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