Re: MIA, Ask an Expert: interactive text box

["Jeff Knope" <jknope@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi John,

There is a method of using a textbox as a Command Center (which seems to me 
to be what you are asking for).

If you are using MWPro, go to - Help Topics > Textboxes > as Command 
Center - to see explanation of how to do it.

For the same thing in EX, as usual I cannot find it in the EX Help mess. 
Since it works the same as in MWPro, I will paste the key part of the 
explanation below:

To try this out, create a text box named Text1. To make your text box act 
like a Command Center, type (in the Command Center):
onreadline "text1 "run

The name tag of Text1 turns blue to show an onreadline instruction is 
active. In this case, run runs its input as a Logo instruction. You can type 
any Logo instruction in the text box. Try typing a command such as forward 
50 in the text box now. It moves the turtle forward!

Good luck,
Jeff

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> How do I create an interactive text box. I would like
> the user of the program to type words in a text box
> which I can activate using the run command.
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