Changeset 2631 for trunk/GSASIIctrls.py

Timestamp:

Jan 14, 2017 3:17:57 PM (6 years ago)

Author:

toby

Message:

unselect invalid text in ValidatedTxtCtrl? to bypass Linux bug

File:

• trunk/GSASIIctrls.py (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/GSASIIctrls.py

@@ -508 +508 @@
         'Set the control colors to show invalid input'
         if self.invalid:
+            ins = self.GetInsertionPoint()
             self.SetForegroundColour("red")
             self.SetBackgroundColour("yellow")
             self.SetFocus()
-            self.Refresh()
+            self.Refresh() # this selects text on some Linuxes
+            self.SetSelection(0,0)   # unselect
+            self.SetInsertionPoint(ins) # put insertion point back 
         else: # valid input
             self.SetBackgroundColour(
@@ -733 +736 @@
         '''
         if tc.invalid:
+            ins = tc.GetInsertionPoint()
             tc.SetForegroundColour("red")
             tc.SetBackgroundColour("yellow")
             tc.SetFocus()
-            tc.Refresh()
+            tc.Refresh() # this selects text on some Linuxes
+            tc.SetSelection(0,0)   # unselect
+            tc.SetInsertionPoint(ins) # put insertion point back 
             return False
         else: # valid input