Determine what text what deleted from Rich Edit?

[ratty]

Is there any sort of extension or workaround that can determine what text was just deleted from the Rich Edit? I had a setup using the string parser but it doesn't quite work if there are multiple punctuation or special characters in a row. If I set ! as a delimiter, I can't get proper feedback when !!! is deleted, since all three exclamation points are deleted at once if control is held when backspace is pressed.

[ratty]

Here is an example of the trouble I'm having. If anyone can help figure out how I can determine what text was just deleted from the object, I will be SO grateful. This is an issue I've had for months and have recently tried to solve yet again.

control backspace.mfa

[iOSC]

I 've got an example for you, let me know if it helps and if it's obviously what you need
edit : determine_deleted_words.mfa

[iOSC]

hey guy, what's about?

[ratty]

Snail, I haven't had time to sit down and sort out a loop method just yet, but I may give that a try.

iosconstruct, thanks for the example! It seems to work well, though I need to tweak it so if you keep control held down but press backspace repeatedly, it refreshes and only says what was deleted with each press of backspace. As it stands, control must be released between each press of backspace.

Perhaps between these two ideas I can determine a way to retrieve what was deleted, regardless of what method was used to delete the text (backspace, control + backspace, deleted selection, etc.). Thanks so much for the input. I'm still trying to get it just right so if you guys have more ideas I'd love to hear them!!

[iOSC]

Just add :

Object Rich Edit: Set carret_old to GetChar("Object Rich Edit")

at the end of condition #3 (backspace pressed + ctrl hold on), right after "set deleted" action.

[ratty]

Thanks so much for helping me sort this out. Works like a charm!!!

[iOSC]

About your PM, here is a new version of this example,
Only thing is not supported, selection by mouse from left to right, else are supported :
- CTRL+Backspace
- SHIFT+Left/Right+Backspace
- Select with mouse from right to left + Backspace
Hopefully it'll help.