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Diffstat (limited to 'FL/Fl_Multiline_Input.H')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Multiline_Input.H b/FL/Fl_Multiline_Input.H index 656513e3e..609f8cc31 100644 --- a/FL/Fl_Multiline_Input.H +++ b/FL/Fl_Multiline_Input.H @@ -38,11 +38,15 @@ This input field displays '\n' characters as new lines rather than ^J, and accepts the Return, Tab, and up and down arrow keys. This is for editing multiline text. - <P>This is far from the nirvana of text editors, and is probably only - good for small bits of text, 10 lines at most. I think FLTK can be - used to write a powerful text editor, but it is not going to be a - built-in feature. Powerful text editors in a toolkit are a big source - of bloat. + <P> + This is far from the nirvana of text editors, and is probably only + good for small bits of text, 10 lines at most. Note that this widget + does not support scrollbars or per-character color control. + <P> + If you are presenting large amounts of text and need scrollbars + or full color control of characters, you probably want Fl_Text_Editor + instead. + <P> */ class Fl_Multiline_Input : public Fl_Input { public: |