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From: ken@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ken Farinsky - CATS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: GUI Style Question
Message-ID: <15074@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 11 Oct 90 14:08:44 GMT
References: <8973@milton.u.washington.edu>
Reply-To: ken@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ken Farinsky - CATS)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <8973@milton.u.washington.edu> dlarson@blake.u.washington.edu (Dale Larson) writes:
>
>...My question is:  Since string gadgets only
>notify when "RETURN" is pressed, should the value entered be the state
>of the string when "RETURN" was last pressed, or should I copy the string
>to the record just before freeing the gadget and closing the window?

The user can fill in a whole form of string gadgets without ever
hitting RETURN (change fields with the mouse.)  This does not make
the data any less valid.  Check the gadgets before freeing them to
see if they contain any valid data.  Also, give the user a way to
cancel the operation.
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