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WINDOW SET CURSOR

Sets the location of the text cursor in the current window. Determines whether the cursor can move outside unprotected fields in the current window. Syntax WINDOW SET CURSOR option Parameters option Option can berow colWhere row and col are integers or expressions that evaluate to integers.Row identifies the character row in which the text cursor…
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MENU CLEAR

Resets menu item values to their defaults. Syntax MENU CLEAR object Parameters object Can bemenuThe name of a currently open menu, all of whose items are to be cleared.menuitemThe name of a particular menu item to be cleared.([exp1 ],[exp2 ],[exp3 ])Positive integers or expressions that evaluate to positive integers, that identify a particular menu or…
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MENU OPEN

Opens a menu in the current window. Syntax MENU OPEN object [NOCLEAR] Parameters object Object can benameThe name of the menu to be opened.(expr )A character string, or an expression that evaluates to a character string, to be used at run time as the name of the menu. Using expr enables one MENU OPEN command…
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FORM CLEAR

Resets form field values to their defaults. Syntax FORM CLEAR object Parameters object   Can be: FormThe name of a currently open form or display, all of whose fields are to be reset. Specify a particular instance of a form in brackets beside the object’s name.formfieldThe name of a particular field that is to be…
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FORM INPUT

Shifts the focus to the open form in the current window and puts the application user in control of the interface. Syntax FORM INPUT [PURGE] Parameters PURGE Causes unprocessed input, received before the FORM INPUT command was executed, to be ignored. Eliminates the possible affects of inadvertent keystrokes or mouse actions before the application user…
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FORM SET MOUSEPOINTER

Display a user-defined cursor when the mouse hovers over a graphical formfield widget. Syntax FORM SET ( MOUSEPOINTER )|< formname> | |< formname>.< formfieldname>| | (< formnum>,< fieldnum>, | Parameters A string or an expression that evaluates to a string; the string must be a valid cursor file name. < formname> A formname < formfieldname> The name…
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WINDOW SET INPUT EXPOSE

Controls automatic exposure of active windows on input requests. Syntax WINDOW SET INPUT EXPOSE ON|OFF Comments The WINDOW SET INPUT EXPOSE command is set ON by default. When WINDOW SET INPUT EXPOSE is ON, the current window (if active) is always exposed when input is requested (by a FORM INPUT, INPUT, or MENU INPUT command).…
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FORM RESTORE

Makes the “next” saved form or display in the current Zim window the current form or display in the window. Note: This command is invalid in Zim version 5 and above. Syntax FORM RESTORE Comments The FORM RESTORE command takes the “top” form or display from the “stack” of forms saved by FORM SAVE in…
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WINDOW SET OUTPUT

Controls if line-by-line terminal output is displayed in the application window (BACKSCREEN) or the current window. Syntax WINDOW SET OUTPUT ON|OFF Comments The WINDOW SET OUTPUT command is set OFF by default. When WINDOW SET OUTPUT is OFF, all serial output to the terminal is displayed in the application window (BACKSCREEN) regardless of which window…
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WINDOW SET INPUT

Controls the location where serial input from the terminal keyboard is received and displayed. Syntax WINDOW SET INPUT ON|OFF Comments The WINDOW SET INPUT command is set OFF by default. When WINDOW SET INPUT is OFF, all serial input is received displayed in the application window (BACKSCREEN) regardless of which window is current. (The FORM…
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