nvm: it was the iup.MainLoop() that was messing me up Merick wrote:
I'm trying to have an open file dialog load a text file into a
multiline, but although the text does get loaded it doesn't show up in
my editor::
function item_open:action()
open_dlg:popup (iup.CENTER, iup.CENTER)
iup.MainLoop()
if open_dlg.status == "0" and open_dlg.fileexist == "YES" then
local file = io.open(open_dlg.value, "r")
local text = file:read("*a")
edit_box.value = text
file:close()
end
return iup.DEFAULT
end