TextEdit (gb.qt4.ext)

This control implements a rich-text editor.

This class inherits Control in gb.qt4. This class is creatable .

Properties

Border Return or set if the control has a border.

Format Return a virtual object used for formatting the current selected text (or the current paragraph if no text is selected).

Index Return or set the position of the current character inside the current paragraph.

Paragraph Return or set the index of the current paragraph, the first one being zero.

Pos Returns or sets the cursor position, in characters from the beginning of the text.

ReadOnly Return or set if the user can modify the text.

RichText Return or set the rich text contents of the control.

ScrollBar Return or set which scrollbars are displayed.

ScrollX Return or set the left position of the TextEdit scrolling area.

ScrollY Return or set the top position of the TextEdit scrolling area.

Selected Return if some text is selected.

Selection Return an object used for managing the selected text.

Text Return or set the plain text contents of the control.

TextHeight Return the height of the rich text displayed in the control.

TextWidth Return the width of the rich text displayed in the control.

Wrap Return or set if the text is wrapped at the control width.

Inherited properties

Action Returns or sets the action string associated with the control.

Background Returns or sets the background color used by the control.

Cursor Use this property for assigning a custom cursor to a control.

Design Indicates that the control is in design mode.

Direction

Since 3.17

Return or set the control text direction.

Drop Returns or sets if a control accepts drops.

Enabled Indicates that the control is enabled.

Expand Returns or sets if a control will expand if included in a container that arranges its contents.

Font Returns or sets the font used to draw text in the control.

Foreground Returns or sets the foreground color used by the control.

H A synonymous for the Height property.

Handle Returns the internal X11 window handle of the control.

HasFocus Returns whether the control has the focus.

Height Returns or sets the height of the control.

Hovered Returns whether the mouse cursor is inside the control.

Id A synonymous for the Handle property.

Ignore Returns or sets if a control must be ignored when its parent arranges its children.

Left Returns or sets the position of the left border of the control relative to its parent.

Mouse Returns or sets the appearence of the cursor when it points inside the control.

Name Returns or sets the name of the control.

Next Returns the next control having the same parent.

NoAnimation

Since 3.20

Return or set if the possible animations of a control are disabled.

NoTabFocus Return or set if a control cannot be focused with the TAB key.

Parent Returns the control container.

PopupMenu Return or set the name of the menu that will be popped-up when the user presses the right mouse button or the keyboard MENU key.

Previous Returns the previous control having the same parent.

Proxy Return or set the "proxy" of a control.

ProxyFor Return which control that control is a proxy for.

RightToLeft Return if the control is right to left oriented.

ScreenX Returns the position of the left border of the control in screen coordinates.

ScreenY Returns the position of the top border of the control in screen coordinates.

Tag Returns or sets the control tag.

Tooltip Returns or sets the tooltip shown when the mouse stays on the control for a short time.

Top Returns or sets the position of the top border of the control relative to its parent.

TopLevel

Since 3.21

Return the top-level window this control belongs to.

Tracking Returns or sets if the control will receive MouseMove events.

Visible Indicates if the control is visible or not.

W A synonymous for the Width property.

Width Returns or sets the width of the control.

Window Returns the window that contains the control.

X Returns or sets the position of the left border of the control relative to its parent.

Y Returns or sets the position of the top border of the control relative to its parent.

Methods

Clear Clear the text.

Copy Copy the selected text into the clipboard.

Cut Cut the selected text into the clipboard.

EnsureVisible Ensure that the cursor is visible on the screen, by scrolling the text area contents if necessary.

Insert Insert the specified text at the cursor position.

InsertRichText Insert the specified rich text at the cursor position.

Paste Paste the clipboard contents at the cursor position.

Redo Redo the last undone action.

Select Define the selected text.

SelectAll Select the entire text.

ToIndex Convert a position into a character index inside a paragraph number.

ToParagraph Convert a position into a paragraph number.

ToPos Convert a paragraph number and a character index inside its paragraph into a position.

Undo Undo the last action.

Unselect Unselect the current selected text.

Inherited methods

Delete Destroys the control.

Drag Starts a drag & drop process.

Grab Grab the keyboard and the mouse so that all keyboard and mouse events are received by the control.

Hide Hides the control.

Lower Sends the control to the background of its parent.

Move Moves and/or resizes the control.

MoveScaled Moves and/or resizes the control.

Raise Sends the control to the foreground of its parent.

Refresh Trigger a redraw of the control.

Reparent Changes the container of a control.

Resize Resizes the control.

ResizeScaled Resizes the control.

SetFocus Gives the focus to the control.

Show Shows the control.

Events

Change Raised when the text of the control changes.

Cursor Raised when the cursor position changes.

Inherited events

DblClick Raised when the user quickly clicks twice on the control.

Drag This event is raised when the mouse enters the control during a drag & drop process.

DragLeave This event is raised when the mouse leaves the control during a drag & drop operation.

DragMove This event is raised while the mouse moves inside the control during a drag & drop process.

Drop This event is raised when a drag is dropped in the control.

Enter Raised when the mouse enters the control.

GotFocus Raised when the control has got the focus.

KeyPress Raised when a key is pressed while the control has the focus.

KeyRelease Raised when a key is released while the control has the focus.

Leave Raised when the mouse leaves the control.

LostFocus Raised when the control has lost the focus.

Menu Raised when the user clicks on the control with the right mouse button, or if it hits the MENU key.

MouseDown Raised when a mouse button is pressed while the cursor is inside the control.

MouseDrag This event is raised when a drag operation should be started.

MouseMove Raised when the mouse moves inside the control while a mouse button is pressed.

MouseUp Raised when a mouse button is depressed while the cursor is inside the control.

MouseWheel This event is raised when the user moves or presses the mouse wheel while the mouse is inside the control.

Note:
The TextEdit.Foreground property has no effect on this control.
You must either use HTML syntax to set text colors inline or pre-set TextEdit.Format.Color Eg.

TextEdit1.RichText = "<font color=red>This is some red text</font> and this text is default text color"

Or this..

TextEdit1.Format.Color = Color.Red
TextEdit1.Insert("This is some red text")
TextEdit1.Format.Color = Color.Default
TextEdit1.Insert(" and this text is default text color")