Topic       : User Manual for TeraDesk
Author      : Wout Klaren, Henk Robbers, Djordje Vukovic
Version     : February 2017
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4.15 Scrolled text fields                                     TeraDesk

In many  cases it is needed  to enter a long text (usually a path or a
long filename) into a dialog text field. However, the practical length
of a dialog text field is limited by dialog size and video mode.

To overcome this difficulty,  a new object type  has been implemented:
an input field  which is able to receive  more characters  than can be
made visible.  Whether parts of the text are invisible is indicated by
the characters  '<' and '>' appearing around the field. Use the [Left]
and [Right]  cursor  keys  to scroll  back and forth in the fields. In
this way up to about 250 characters can be entered.

Pressing the [Insert] key while the cursor is in a scrolled text field
opens the file-selector.  The selected file or folder name is inserted
into the field at the cursor position.  A double click  with the mouse
has the same effect.

Dialog  fields  referring  to  file  names  will  have  a  8+3 form if
TeraDesk  is run  in an environment  which does not  support long file
names.  In the  opposite  case  (i.e. if MiNT  or MagiC are detected),
filename forms will be longer and of the Scrolled text field type.

Scrolled-text fields appear in the following dialogs:

    Open...
    Info...
    New...
    Search...
    Set applications...
    The command line dialog
    The name conflict dialog