<doc>
  <legacy_id>1693</legacy_id>
  <name>openField</name>
  <type>message</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>openField</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <field/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>User Interaction</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="select">select Command</command>
    <message tag="closeField">closeField Message</message>
    <message tag="focusIn">focusIn Message</message>
    <keyword tag="selection">selection Keyword</keyword>
    <message tag="exitField">exitField Message</message>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Sent to an <glossary tag="unlock">unlocked</glossary> <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> when you click or <command tag="select">select</command> text in that <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>on openField <code><i>-- when clicking in the field, select all its text</i></code></p><p>  select text of the target</p><p>end openField</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Handle the <b>openField</b> <keyword tag="message box">message</keyword> if you want to do something when the user enters a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The <b>openField</b> <keyword tag="message box">message</keyword> is sent to <glossary tag="button">buttons</glossary> whose <property tag="menuMode">menuMode</property> is "comboBox", since the type-in box in a <glossary tag="combo box">combo box</glossary> behaves like a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</p><p/><p>The <b>openField</b> <keyword tag="message box">message</keyword> is not sent to <property tag="lockLocation">locked</property> <glossary tag="field">fields</glossary>. When a <property tag="lockLocation">locked</property> <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> becomes <glossary tag="active control">active (focused)</glossary> or when text in it is <property tag="selected">selected</property> by a <glossary tag="handler">handler</glossary>, the <message tag="focusIn">focusIn</message> <keyword tag="message box">message</keyword> is sent to it.</p>
  </description>
</doc>