Textbox Extension

Features:

  • to get/set cursor position
  • to highlight text
  • to start a text changed listener and to have an event, which fires after text changed
  • NEW in Version 3: to set a background image
  • NEW in Version 4: get/set highlight color of textbox
  • NEW in Version 5: EnterPressed event and SetSoftKeyboardIconEnter method

more information see here App Inventor Extensions: Textbox | Pura Vida Apps
Thank you @Italo for being the sponsor of this extension!

Enjoy!

Example use


Taifun

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the new methods SetBackgroundImage, GetHighlightColor and SetHighlightColor are now available in the textbox extension

Taifun


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I now added an EnterPressed event in Version 5 of the Textbox extension
Additionally you can set the icon of the Enter button in the soft keyboard. Possible values for icon: DONE, GO, NEXT, PREVIOUS, SEARCH, SEND

Thank you @Boban for being the sponsor of version 5!

Taifun

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@Taifun Tell my why?
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Can you please remove this, then roll-out update and tell me how can I update extension please.

that is for the background image feature, you just remove that from the file

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then after doing I will upload this so kodular will remove all of my existing blocks or something else?

@Taifun Can you please make one modified version of this extension I just want storage permission removed from manifest nothing else please do it if you can else no problem, I will adjust with what I have.

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