MULTIEDIT

The MULTIEDIT widget holds text with multiple lines. One can use it as a simple text editor or to display static text. The widget supports scrolling with and without scroll bars.

MULTIEDIT
Receives focus	Yes
Skinnable	No
OwnerDraw	No
Uses Memory Devices	No
Attached widgets	SCROLLBAR (optionally)

Notification codes

The following events are sent from a BUTTON widget to its parent window as part of a WM_NOTIFY_PARENT message:

Message	Description
WM_NOTIFICATION_CLICKED	MULTIEDIT has been clicked.
WM_NOTIFICATION_RELEASED	MULTIEDIT has been released.
WM_NOTIFICATION_MOVED_OUT	MULTIEDIT has been clicked and pointer has been moved out of the MULTIEDIT widget without releasing.
WM_NOTIFICATION_SCROLL_CHANGED	The scroll position of the optional scroll bar has been changed.
WM_NOTIFICATION_VALUE_CHANGED	The text of the widget has been changed.

Keyboard reaction

The MULTIEDIT widget reacts to the following keys if it has the input focus:

Message	Description
GUI_KEY_UP	Moves the cursor one line up.
GUI_KEY_DOWN	Moves the cursor one line down.
GUI_KEY_RIGHT	Moves the cursor one character to the right.
GUI_KEY_LEFT	Moves the cursor one character to the left.
GUI_KEY_END	Moves the cursor to the end of the current row.
GUI_KEY_HOME	Moves the cursor to the begin of the current row.
GUI_KEY_BACKSPACE	If the widget works in read/write mode this key deletes the character before the cursor.
GUI_KEY_DELETE	If the widget works in read/write mode this key deletes the character below the cursor.
GUI_KEY_INSERT	Toggles between insert and overwrite mode.
GUI_KEY_ENTER	If the widget works in read/write mode this key inserts a new line (\n) at the current position. If the widget works in read only mode the cursor will be moved to the beginning of the next line.
GUI_KEY_PGUP	Scrolls the MULTIEDIT page wise up.
GUI_KEY_PGDOWN	Scrolls the MULTIEDIT page wise down.