Undo and redo in ActionScript textfields

Posted February 12, 2009 10:29 am
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As I’ve mentioned I’ve been doing a lot of AIR database work, so I’ve been spending literally hours a day working in my AIR SQL query runner app. The good news is that means I’ve been finding/fixing bugs and adding features!

One thing I’ve been wishing for the last week or so is undo/redo functionality as I’m editing query text. Coincidentally, I just found out that my 360|Flex friend Jac Wright has written a library for undo and redo in Flash Player (ActionScript) text fields. The previous link is to the Google Code project; here’s his introductory blog post about the “undo textfields” library. (via Tyler Wright via Gilles Guillemin/Twitter)

Admittedly I haven’t tried this yet, and I’ve asked whether it’s been tested in AIR so I don’t know whether it will actually be feasible as-is. But I’ve got my fingers crossed! =)

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http://www.xtyler.com Tyler Wright

Paul,

The TextField Undo/Redo Jacob wrote is tied directly to the core Flash Player TextField, so it will work great in AIR, Flex, and Flash. But be sure to report any problems if you find any. Good luck!
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