Editbox Control » History » Version 8
Per Amundsen, 04/29/2018 04:11 AM
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| 3 | 2 | Per Amundsen | h1. Editbox |
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| 7 | The Editbox is where you type messages to channels and users, it can also be used to type [[Scripting Commands|commands]]. |
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| 9 | 3 | Per Amundsen | h2. Typing Commands |
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| 11 | Typing a command with one forward slash */command parameters* executes a built-in command, scripted identifier or a plugin command. |
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| 13 | 4 | Per Amundsen | Typing a command with two forward slashes *//command parameters* evaluates the parameters before executing a built-in command, scripted alias or a plugin command. |
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| 15 | 3 | Per Amundsen | h2. Spellcheck |
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| 17 | Editbox supports spellchecking, see [[Spellcheck]] for a installation guide. |
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| 19 | 3 | Per Amundsen | h2. History |
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| 21 | The Edibox have a history of previously sent messages/commands which you can cycle through using the %(key)UP% or %(key)DOWN% key, if the Editbox currently have multiple lines, you must press %(key)ALT% + %(key)UP% / %(key)DOWN% instead, this is so you can use %(key)UP% / %(key)DOWN% to move the cursor between the lines. |
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| 23 | By default each Editbox have it's own history, this can be changed to using a global history for all Editboxes in [[Editbox Options]]. |
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| 25 | 3 | Per Amundsen | h2. Tabcomplete |
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| 27 | The Editbox supports various tab completions including nick completions using the %(key)TAB% key, see [[Tabcomplete]] for more information. |
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| 29 | _See https://dev.adiirc.com/boards/5/topics/1302 for tab completing spellchecking._ |
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| 31 | 3 | Per Amundsen | h2. Customization |
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| 33 | See [[Editbox Options]] for available options. |
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| 35 | The colors can be changed in [[Options Dialog|Options]] -> [[Colors Options|Colors]] -> Editbox. |
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| 37 | The font can be changed in [[Options Dialog|Options]] -> [[Fonts Options|Fonts]] or through the [[/font]] command. |
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| 39 | 5 | Per Amundsen | It's possible to add padding around the Editbox in [[Options Dialog|Options]] -> [[Fonts Options|Windows]] -> Editbox padding. |
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| 41 | 3 | Per Amundsen | h2. Using scripts to extend Editbox features |
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| 43 | It's possible to respond to keydown/keydown events using the [[on KEYDOWN]] and [[on KEYUP]] events. |
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| 45 | It's possible to respond to pressing enter using the [[on INPUT]] event. |
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| 47 | It's possible to respond to tab completion/tab key the [[on TABCOMP]] event. |
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| 49 | Check the "Scripting Forums":/projects/adiirc/boards/5 for examples. |
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| 51 | The [[/editbox]] command and the [[$editbox]] identifier allows retrieving or changing the Editbox text and selection. |
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| 53 | 6 | Per Amundsen | _See also [[$spellcheck]], [[$editboxhistory]]._ |
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| 55 | 7 | Per Amundsen | h2. Using plugins to extend Editbox features |
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| 57 | 8 | Per Amundsen | Check the "plugin api":https://adiirc.github.io/apiv2/generated/html/05878b69-8978-3495-2565-4fd3a3a5e83e.htm for the IEditbox and the "tutorial":https://github.com/AdiIRC/apiv2/blob/master/docs/tutorial/chapter5/README.md. |
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| 59 | 3 | Per Amundsen | h2. Tips |
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| 61 | Typing and then selecting a nick and then pressing %(key)CTRL% + %(key)Space% opens the nicklist menu for that nick, otherwise opens the Editbox right-click menu. |
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| 63 | _See also [[Shortcuts]], there are many relevant to the Editbox._ |