Textedit - Control Insert/Overwrite mode by program

[Former Member]

If there are two protected areas in a textedit control, and you want to insert new text between these two areas, this only works, if the control is in Insert-Mode. In overwrite mode no characters are inserted on keyboard activity. You have to press the INSert-Key to toggle from overwrite to insert mode. Many users don't know this.

Are there any function to set the writingmode from within the program?

Thanks

Michael

[Former Member]

can't say if there is a FM , but you can do programming for this purpose, or display a message above textedit , so that user can read it.

to search type text in se37 and press F4

regard

[Former Member]

That's unfortunately not the answer I expected. A kind of workaround will always be possible for this problem.

I rather thought, there is an appropriate Method in the Control-Framework to set the behavior of the textedit control.

I saw some methods within the general CL_GUI_CONTROL class that deal with Control properties or cached properties, but I don't know if they can influence the insert/overwrite mode of the textedit control.

Perhaps someone has an idea for this subject.