Hi

We have a combo that does this, it has a right click clear option. Very
simple and quite intuitive, we also added a property for the text of
what its clearing.

Rob Martin
Software Engineer

phone +64 03 377 0495
fax +64 03 377 0496
web www.chreos.com

Wild Software Ltd



Antti Kurenniemi wrote:

>Alan,
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>I'd need to do the exact same thing as you, so if you come up with a
>"better" (meaning more intuitive for the end-user) solution, I'd appreciate
>if you posted it.
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>Also, I was wondering if there's a component writer around (I've never
>really made any myself) who could maybe try making a combo that had, in
>addition to the down-arrow a small "clear" button. I have a vague feeling
>that I've seen something like that used in some program, but I can't
>remember wether it felt "right" or not, so it would be cool to test it on
>some poor unsuspectin user ;-)
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>Antti Kurenniemi
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alan McDonald" <alan@...>
>To: <IBObjects@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 12:48 AM
>Subject: RE: [IBO] Re: Lookup Combo with NULL
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>>>Hi Alan!
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>>>I know you know that NULL is a state and not a value. I won't force
>>>you to teach your users that, but theoretically it may help you get
>>>away with a very simple solution... I've never added anything to the
>>>lookup combo itself, but simply made a press on the delete button do a
>>>TIB_Field.Clear.
>>>
>>>HTH,
>>>Set
>>>
>>>
>>thanks Set - yes I was wanting to avoid the user having to click series of
>>clear buttons. The default will be "not selected" - they can drop it and
>>select a value where applicable - looks like manual is the way. No biggy
>>Alan
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