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From: wilde@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Nick Wilde)
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Subject: Q: replacing the selection on a button click ?
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Date: 5 Jan 91 23:26:44 GMT
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First of all, I'm but a novice "hyper-hacker", so if this is a FAQ or
a "so-simple-everybody-knows-the-answer-but-this-turkey question" I 
apologize. So send me the answer and I'll shut up. My question:

I have this field, ya see. The user clicks on said field, sets the
insertion point, maybe selects some text. Now,  said user goes over
and clicks one of several buttons. Depending upon which button is
pushed, I want to replace whatever was selected in the field with
some text. The problem is as soon as the user clicks on the button,
"the selection" goes away, and I have no idea where to put the 
text.... 

Is there someway around this ?  Maybe someway to save the selection
on a closeField or mouseLeave msg ? Is there some way to get a 
"description" of the selection, vs the selection itself ? Why is the
sky blue ? Do toilets really flush in the opposite direction due
to coriolis force in the southern hemisphere ? Does anybody care ?

Thanx for listening...

-Nick, the novice hyper-hacker