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Version: 2025

Category: AAF on Edit controls
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AAF: Simple editing options in an Edit control field
The context menu of an edit control is used to perform simple edit operations
AAFs available for numeric edit controls
The numeric edit controls propose several AAFs (Automatic Application Features):
  • a context menu proposing the "Calculator" option.
  • the ability to modify the control value with the mouse wheel.
Automatic calendar for the Date edit controls (AAF)
The Date edit control automatically propose a "Calendar" option in their context menu.
Automatic features of edit controls
Edit controls provide multiple automatic features available in all the controls of your applications without writing a single line of code...
Checking spelling in edit controls
WINDEV lets you use the spelling checker in the Edit controls and text columns of the Table controls of WINDEV applications...
FAA: Edit control fields for file paths
The edit controls that use the "File name and full path" input mask propose several AAFs (Automatic Application Features):
  • a specific context menu used to handle the file.
  • a file preview in thumbnail format (for an Image or PDF file path).
Positioning on a line in an edit control (AAF)
Several methods can be used to automatically position the edit cursor on a specific line in an edit control:
RTF input field: Automation formatting toolbar
In RTF Edit controls, a formatting toolbar can now be automatically displayed when the control becomes editable...
Saving entered data (AAF)
Search the selected text on the Internet (AAF)
The context menu of Edit controls includes a "Search on Internet" option for the term selected in the control...
Setting the initial focus to a control (AAF)
The context menu of Edit controls includes the option "Set initial focus to this control"...
Showing passwords (AAF)
By default, in password controls, characters are replaced with dots...
The HTML Edit control: The automation formatting toolbar
In HTML Edit controls, a formatting toolbar can be automatically displayed when the control becomes editable...