<doc>
  <legacy_id>1756</legacy_id>
  <name>allowInlineInput</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the allowInlineInput to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>User Interaction</category>
    <category>Text and Data Processing</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <property tag="lockText">lockText Property</property>
    <property tag="textFont">textFont Property</property>
    <property tag="traversalOn">traversalOn Property</property>
    <property tag="useUnicode">useUnicode Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="2.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies whether the user can type non-Roman text directly into a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the allowInlineInput to true</example>
    <example>set the allowInlineInput to the letUsersType of this stack</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>allowInlineInput</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to determine the method by which the user can enter <href tag="../glossary/doubledashbyte_character.xml">double-byte</href> text.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>allowInput</b> property is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>allowInlineInput</b> is true.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If the <b>allowInlineInput</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to true, the user can type <href tag="../glossary/doubledashbyte_character.xml">double-byte characters</href> (used for languages that do not use the Roman alphabet, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) directly into <glossary tag="field">fields</glossary>.</p><p/><p>If the <b>allowInlineInput</b> is false, if the <glossary tag="insertion point">insertion point</glossary> is in a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> and a double-byte language is currently selected, a text-entry <command tag="palette">palette</command> appears where the user can enter the <keyword tag="characters">characters</keyword>. (This palette is displayed by the operating system's language software, not by LiveCode.) When the user presses Enter, the <keyword tag="characters">characters</keyword> are placed in the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>