Operating String Controls
When you set a string control to any mode other than indicator mode, you can change its text from the keyboard or with the mouse.
You can operate a string control from the keyboard in the following ways:
- Press the left or right arrow key to move the cursor around in the string control.
- Press <Home> to move the cursor to the beginning of the text.
- Press <End> to move the cursor to the end of the text.
- Press <Ctrl-Shift-Backspace> to delete the previous word; press <Ctrl-Shift-Delete> to delete the next word.
Select text by holding down <Shift> and pressing <Home>, <End>, or the left or right arrow keys.
If the control mode of a string control is hot or validate, a commit event is generated when you change the string and then press <Enter> or <Tab>, or click another object with the mouse.