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read-only edit box

    12-Jul-94 14:15:25
Sb: read-only edit box
Fm: Mia Morsy 73164,1072
To: all
Some time back, I requested information about displaying read-only text in an edit box so the user could see it, but the user wouldn't be allowed to highlight it or put the cursor in the field. (The read-only property still allows the user to use the cursor and highlight.) Bob helpfully suggested to Disable the box to avoid the cursor problem. Although this helps by preventing the user from thinking they can type in the box, it also disables the scroll bar. If the user needs to scroll the box to read all the text, they cannot do it when the box is disabled. Does anyone have any further suggestions? thanks for your help! Mia