Text Selections and Character Input

Classes

Class	Description
TXTextControl.InputPosition	An instance of the InputPosition class represents the current text input position of a TXTextControl document.
TXTextControl.Selection	The Selection class describes and handles the attributes of a text selection.

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TXTextControl.InputPosition	Creates a new instance of the InputPosition class.
TXTextControl.Selection	Creates a new instance of the Selection class.

Enumerations

Enumeration	Description
TXTextControl.InputPosition.ScrollPosition	Determines a position to where the input position is scrolled.
TXTextControl.Selection.Attribute	Determines a certain attribute.
TXTextControl.Selection.DialogResult	Specifies identifiers to indicate the return value of a dialog box.

Methods

Method	Description
TXTextControl.InputPosition.ScrollTo	Scrolls the contents of a Text Control so that the current input position becomes visible.
TXTextControl.Selection.ChangeCapitalization	Changes the capitalization of all selected characters depending on the settings parameter.
TXTextControl.Selection.ChangeDirection	Changes the writing direction of all selected paragraphs.
TXTextControl.Selection.DecreaseIndent	Decreases the left indent of all paragraphs contained in the current text selection.
TXTextControl.Selection.GrowFont	Increases the font size of each font contained in the current text selection.
TXTextControl.Selection.IncreaseIndent	Increases the left indent of all paragraphs contained in the current text selection.
TXTextControl.Selection.IsCommonValueSelected	Informs about whether a certain attribute has the same value for the complete selection.
TXTextControl.Selection.Load	Exchanges the currently selected text with text in a certain format.
TXTextControl.Selection.RemoveFormatting	Resets all character based formatting attributes of the selected text to its default values.
TXTextControl.Selection.RemoveInlineStyles	Removes all character based styles of the selected text so that all attributes are reset to the attributes of the paragraph style.
TXTextControl.Selection.Save	Saves the selected text of a document with the specified format.
TXTextControl.Selection.ShrinkFont	Decreases the font size of each font contained in the current text selection.
TXTextControl.ServerTextControl.Select	Selects text within the control.
TXTextControl.ServerTextControl.SelectAll	Selects all text in the control.
TXTextControl.ServerTextControl.SelectWord	Selects the word at the current text input position.

Properties

Property	Description
TXTextControl.InputPosition.CaretSize	Gets the size of the caret, in pixels, at the current text input position.
TXTextControl.InputPosition.Column	Gets the column number of the current text input position.
TXTextControl.InputPosition.InactiveMarker	Shows or hides a marker which indicates the current text input position when the TextControl is inactive and the blinking caret is not visible.
TXTextControl.InputPosition.Line	Gets the line number of the current text input position.
TXTextControl.InputPosition.Location	Gets the geometric location of the current text input position.
TXTextControl.InputPosition.Page	Gets the page number of the current text input position.
TXTextControl.InputPosition.PageInSection	Gets the page number in the section containing the current text input position.
TXTextControl.InputPosition.Section	Gets the section number of the current text input position.
TXTextControl.InputPosition.TextPosition	Gets the text position of the current text input position.
TXTextControl.Selection.AutoBaseline	Gets or sets values specifying wheather the selected text is automatically sub- or superscripted.
TXTextControl.Selection.Baseline	Gets or sets the baseline alignment, in twips, of the selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.Bold	Gets or sets the bold attribute of the selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.Capitals	Gets or sets values specifying wheather the lowercase letters of the selected text are displayed with capital letters.
TXTextControl.Selection.CharacterScaling	Gets or sets a character scaling, in percent of the average character width, of the selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.CharacterSpacing	Gets or sets a character spacing value, in twips, of the selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.Culture	Gets or sets the culture of the selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.FontName	Gets or sets the font of the selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.FontSize	Gets or sets the font's size, in twips, of the selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.ForeColor	Returns or sets the color used to display the selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.FormattingStyle	Gets or sets the formatting style of the selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.Italic	Gets or sets the italic attribute of the selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.Length	Returns or sets the number of characters selected.
TXTextControl.Selection.ListFormat	Gets or sets a bulleted or numbered list and/or its formatting attributes for the selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.ParagraphFormat	Gets or sets the formatting attributes of the selected paragraphs.
TXTextControl.Selection.SectionFormat	Gets or sets page settings such as margins, size and orientation for the selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.Start	Gets or sets the starting point of selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.Strikeout	Gets or sets the strikeout attribute of the selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.Text	Gets or sets a string containing the currently selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.TextBackColor	Gets or sets the background color for selected text.
TXTextControl.Selection.Underline	Gets or sets underlining styles for the selected text.
TXTextControl.ServerTextControl.InputPosition	Gets or sets the current text input position.
TXTextControl.ServerTextControl.Selection	Gets or sets the current selection in the main text of the document.