Focus - Function Summary

Summary:

Focuses key events on a specific face.

Usage:

focus face

Arguments:

face - The face argument.

Refinements:

/no-show - The no-show refinement.

Description:

Specify that the face is to receive keyboard input. Normally used with the FIELD and AREA styles.

Only one face can have the focus at a time. The focus can be changed at an time by calling the FOCUS function with a new face. To remove the focus, call the UNFOCUS function.

out: layout [ h2 "Focus example:" f1: field "field 1" f2: field "field 2" button "Focus 2" [focus f2] button "Focus 1" [focus f1] button "Unfocus" [unfocus] button "Close" [unview] ] focus f1 view out

Focus is set automatically when a user clicks on a text face.

Related:

unfocus - Removes the current key event focus.