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OSAScriptControlMBS.BoundsChanged
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 17.1 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 15.3 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
The control is about to close.
In Xojo version 2021r3 and newer this event is named Closing.
Type | Topic | Version |
event | Apple Script | 15.3 |
The control is about to close.
In older Xojo versions, this event is named Close.
OSAScriptControlMBS.ConstructContextualMenu(base as MenuItem, x as Integer, y as Integer) as Boolean
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 22.1 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
OSAScriptControlMBS.ContextualMenuAction(hitItem as MenuItem) as Boolean
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 17.1 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
This allows the control to react on its relevant menu items. Please return true if you handled it or false to give others a chance.
OSAScriptControlMBS.didCloseContextualMenu(menu as NSMenuMBS, NSEvent as NSEventMBS) New in 24.1
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 24.1 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
Allows you to restart any animation you may have stopped in the willShowContextualMenu event.
OSAScriptControlMBS.EnableMenuItems
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 17.1 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
The event where you can enable menu items.
In Xojo version 2021r3 and newer this event is named MenuBarSelected.
Type | Topic | Version |
event | Apple Script | 16.5 |
The control lost focus.
In older Xojo versions, this event is named LostFocus.
This only fires if the control itself lost focus and not a sub control.
OSAScriptControlMBS.FocusReceived
Type | Topic | Version |
event | Apple Script | 16.5 |
The control itself got focus.
In older Xojo versions, this event is named GotFocus.
This only fires if the control itself got focus and not a sub control.
OSAScriptControlMBS.FrameChanged
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 17.1 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
This event notifies you, that the control changed it's bounding frame, which is position and/or size.
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 16.5 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
The control itself got focus.
In Xojo version 2021r3 and newer this event is named FocusReceived.
This only fires if the control itself got focus and not a sub control.
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 16.5 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
The control lost focus.
In Xojo version 2021r3 and newer this event is named FocusLost.
This only fires if the control itself lost focus and not a sub control.
OSAScriptControlMBS.MenuBarSelected
Type | Topic | Version |
event | Apple Script | 17.1 |
The event where you can enable menu items.
In older Xojo versions, this event is named EnableMenuItems.
OSAScriptControlMBS.MouseDown(x as Integer, y as Integer, Modifiers as Integer) As Boolean
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 17.1 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
The coordinates x and y are local to the control, i.e. they represent the position of the mouse click relative to the upper-left corner or the Control.
Return True if you are going to handle the MouseDown. In such a case:
- The Action event, if any, will not execute and the state of the object will not change.
- You will receive the MouseDrag and MouseUp events.
OSAScriptControlMBS.MouseDrag(x as Integer, y as Integer)
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 17.1 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
Mouse location is local to the control passed in to x, y.
As this event is fired continuously (hundreds of time per second), it is your responsibility to determine if the mouse has really moved.
OSAScriptControlMBS.MouseUp(x as Integer, y as Integer)
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 17.1 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
Use the x and y parameters to determine if the mouse button was released within the control's boundaries.
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 15.3 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
The control is about to was created and you can initialize it.
In Xojo version 2021r3 and newer this event is named Opening.
Type | Topic | Version |
event | Apple Script | 15.3 |
The control is about to was created and you can initialize it.
In older Xojo versions, this event is named Open.
OSAScriptControlMBS.ScaleFactorChanged(NewFactor as Double)
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 17.1 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
Please invalidate any cached bitmaps or other relevant state.
OSAScriptControlMBS.shouldChangeTextInRange(affectedCharRange as NSRangeMBS, replacementString as string) as boolean
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 15.3 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
affectedCharRange: The range of characters to be replaced.
replacementString: The characters that will replace the characters in affectedCharRange; nil if only text attributes are being changed.
Return true to allow the replacement, or false to reject the change.
OSAScriptControlMBS.textDidBeginEditing
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 15.3 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
OSAScriptControlMBS.textDidChange
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 15.3 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
OSAScriptControlMBS.textDidEndEditing
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 15.3 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
OSAScriptControlMBS.textShouldBeginEditing as boolean
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 15.3 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
If the delegate returns false, the text object proceeds to make changes. If the delegate returns true, the text object abandons the editing operation. This method is also invoked when the user drags and drops a file onto the text object.
OSAScriptControlMBS.textShouldEndEditing as boolean
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 15.3 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
If the delegate returns false, the text object proceeds to finish editing and resign first responder status. If the delegate returns true, the text object selects all of its text and remains the first responder.
OSAScriptControlMBS.textViewDidChangeSelection
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 15.3 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
OSAScriptControlMBS.willShowContextualMenu(menu as NSMenuMBS, NSEvent as NSEventMBS) New in 24.1
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
event | Apple Script | MBS MacExtras Plugin | 24.1 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
Your chance to modify the menu before it is shown, e.g. to add menu entries.
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS MacExtras Plugin.