Add improved FlxInputText to core Flixel #3219

Starmapo · 2024-07-14T02:14:54Z

This is the completed version of #3191 that adds an improved version of FlxInputText from flixel-ui to the base library.

Improvements over the original FlxInputText

Multiple characters can now be selected at once, either through holding and dragging the mouse or holding the shift key while moving the selection cursor.
- Double pressing on the text field will select the closest word at that position.
- You can select all of the text with Ctrl+A.
- The currently selected text can be copied or cut with Ctrl+C and Ctrl+X respectively.
- selectionBeginIndex and selectionEndIndex variables added so you can get the span of the current selection.
- selectionColor and selectedTextColor variables can be changed to set the selection background and the selected text's color respectively. The custom format for the selected text can be disabled with useSelectedTextFormat.
- You can set the selection directly with setSelection() and replace the currently selected text with replaceSelectedText().
Multiline is now properly supported, with an added multiline variable to dictate whether new lines can be created by the user.
The text field can now be scrolled by using the mouse wheel, and is automatically scrolled whenever moving the selection cursor to a character that is out of view.
- The scroll can be modified with the scrollH and scrollV variables. bottomScrollV, maxScrollH and maxScrollV have also been added as helper read-only variables.
- mouseWheelEnabled dictates whether or not the text field can be scrolled with the mouse wheel, by default set to true.
The selection cursor can now be moved to the start/end of the current line (Home/End or Ctrl+Up/Down) or to the previous/next word (Ctrl+Left/Right).
The background variable can now be changed to toggle the background on/off.
selectable and editable variables to dictate whether the text field can be selected/edited.
Enums have been added for forceCase, filterMode and the callback's action types.
- The callback is now also dispatched for when the text field is scrolled in some way (SCROLL_ACTION).
Other Flixel keybinds will be paused while an input text is active (e.g. volume keys and debugger toggle key).
The window's text input rect is now set accordingly so the text field isn't blocked by any keyboard overlays.
Touches are now supported.
InputTextFrontEnd added (accessible via FlxG.inputText) to allow for easier implementations of other types of input texts.

Things to consider

The only variable from the original that wasn't added was lines. From what I could see, this didn't actually dictate the amount of lines that could be added, and was basically just a setter for if the text was multiline or not (which on top of that, multiline wasn't properly implemented in the original input text).
Demos should be added to showcase the new input text, but I'm not good at coming up with ideas for those.

- Regenerate text graphic when `passwordMode` changes

- Add `setSelection()` function - `FlxInputText` variables are now destroyed properly

- Added `scrollH`, `scrollV`, `bottomScrollV`, `maxScrollH` & `maxScrollV` variables - Return end of text if character isn't found at position

- Selection boxes are now clipped inside the text bounds - Simplified getting the Y offset of a line

- Fix scrollV not being able to be modified directly

- Selection sprites now just change their color instead of making new graphics - scrollH can now be modified properly as well - Word wrap no longer changes with multiline (multiline only affects adding new lines)

- Caret is now positioned properly with different alignments - Caret is now clipped inside the text bounds - Caret is now automatically resized when changing `bold`, `font`, `italic`, `size` or `systemFont` variables - Fixed crash when pressing down a key while there isn't a focused input text - Fixed selected text format overwriting the border color - Fixed caret not being visible when text is empty - Fixed selection boxes sometimes not being updated immediately - Added `useSelectedTextFormat` variable - Double press check is now when the mouse is released (same as OpenFL)

- Moved action callback types to an enum abstract

- Added `focusGained` and `focusLost` callbacks - Fixed selection boxes not being clipped properly when they're compeletely out of bounds

- Added bounds check while changing `caretIndex`, `caretWidth`, `fieldBorderThickness` and `maxLength` - FlxInputText is now single-line by default - Fixed text scroll being reset while moving selection with mouse - Caret index now starts at the end of the text if focus is enabled through code - Background now gets regenerated in `regenGraphic` instead of instantly after changing a related variable

- Added change and scroll action callbacks - Made `replaceSelectedText()` public

- Fixed space not being inputted on HTML5

- Fixed text going out of bounds when enabling multiline without a field height set - Last click time for double click now resets if the mouse clicked on something else

… now) - Fixed untypeable characters being added to text input on Flash

- Fixed text selection and caret positioning on Flash - Copy, cut, paste and select all commands now work on Flash - Fixed horizontal scroll not being set automatically on Flash - Moved to using Flash's `TextEvent.TEXT_INPUT` event (does not dispatch with invalid characters)

- Now uses `window.setTextInputRect()` to prevent keyboard overlay from blocking the text field - Fixed pointer position being inaccurate with camera scrolling - Fixed `getCharBoundaries()` not giving the correct Y position

- Fixed not being able to add text if the field starts out empty - Fixed the caret being the wrong size if the text field is empty - Fixed the background not being resized when auto size is enabled - Changing `customFilterPattern` now automatically sets `filterMode` to `CUSTOM_FILTER` - Renamed `_lastClickTime` to `_lastPressTime`

- Remove setting `_autoHeight` to false after setting multiline to true as its no longer needed

- Remove unneeded `selectable` comment

…IGHT` - Ctrl + Up/Down now dispatches `LINE_LEFT` or `LINE_RIGHT` instead of `HOME` or `END` - Renamed `LINE_BEGINNING` and `LINE_END` to `LINE_LEFT` and `LINE_RIGHT`

- Clip rect should now work properly - Fixed caret showing up after changing `text` through code - Focus will not be removed due to clicking outside of the text field if it has been granted via code in the same frame - Caret will no longer be visible if the text field isn't editable - Fixed some html5 tests not compiling on CI

Starmapo · 2024-07-19T15:54:44Z

there should be a destroy(), btw

You mean for the FlxInputTextManager?

Geokureli · 2024-07-19T15:57:51Z

there should be a destroy(), btw

You mean for the FlxInputTextManager?

yes

- Add `unregisterAll()` to FlxInputTextManager

DetectiveBaldi · 2024-07-21T02:39:50Z

@Starmapo iirc your text library is used in haxeui-flixel for better text management. once 5.9.0 releases/when this is merged, will you be able to migrate haxeui to using the now standard flixel input text instead?

Starmapo · 2024-07-21T02:42:28Z

@Starmapo iirc your text library is used in haxeui-flixel for better text management. once 5.9.0 releases/when this is merged, will you be able to migrate haxeui to using the now standard flixel input text instead?

Yes, I already have the necessary modifications on my local repository, once 5.9.0 is released I will open the PR for haxeui-flixel.

Geokureli · 2024-07-24T17:28:56Z

Some changes:

added onTypingAction to the manager, so anything can listen for events
allow custom input managers and inputText.setManager(mng)
remove set_focus for setFocus. (not a fan of setters that do more than set some converted value)
make _registeredInputTexts final, simplifying init/destroy, improving null safety
fix error with removing inputs while looping through (causing missed removals)
change case FOO: if (condition) {foo;} to case FOO if (condition): foo;
recreate mac cursor movement behavior via modifier keys
rename HOME and END move commands to TOP and BOTTOM (make distinct from key names, which behave differently on mac)
fix the issue where select dragging from right to left causes the selection to be left to right

I need to test this on my windows machine, too

Geokureli · 2024-07-26T15:48:15Z

I'm seeing more heavy overuse of setters for handling huge portions of code, in my experience this is a recipe for fragile code, especially when different setters set each other recursively.

I see more instances of unneeded complexity that I'd like to deal with now

Geokureli · 2024-08-02T20:06:28Z

I see more instances of unneeded complexity that I'd like to deal with now

I realize that many of these things are copied from the old FlxInputText, and don't need to be corrected now

Geokureli · 2024-08-06T15:38:36Z

Sorry this took so long, I think I was a little nervous since it's fuckin huge, also dealing with some family stuff atm

Thanks a ton!

Starmapo · 2024-08-06T15:45:55Z

Sorry this took so long, I think I was a little nervous since it's fuckin huge, also dealing with some family stuff atm

Don't worry about it, I wasn't in a rush or anything, and I agree its pretty huge. Thank you for accepting it ^^

Starmapo added 29 commits June 18, 2024 21:59

Initial text input implementation

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Fix code climate?

9908757

Add missing FLX_MOUSE check

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Add multiline variable

dd2ff7e

- Regenerate text graphic when `passwordMode` changes

Place caret at closest character to mouse

54a650c

Selection boxes + selected text color

73220a2

- Add `setSelection()` function - `FlxInputText` variables are now destroyed properly

Implement text selection with mouse & text scrolling

99055c7

- Added `scrollH`, `scrollV`, `bottomScrollV`, `maxScrollH` & `maxScrollV` variables - Return end of text if character isn't found at position

Fix selection not working correctly when mouse is out of bounds

8ea7c58

- Selection boxes are now clipped inside the text bounds - Simplified getting the Y offset of a line

Mouse wheel scrolling

090642b

- Fix scrollV not being able to be modified directly

Implemented double press and dragging

20afded

- Selection sprites now just change their color instead of making new graphics - scrollH can now be modified properly as well - Word wrap no longer changes with multiline (multiline only affects adding new lines)

Action callbacks

9064680

Fix "final" keyword screwing up code climate

2257a36

Add forceCase and filterMode`

febc1f3

- Moved action callback types to an enum abstract

Added background for text input

abbc89b

- Added `focusGained` and `focusLost` callbacks - Fixed selection boxes not being clipped properly when they're compeletely out of bounds

Added editable and selectable` variables

8010c88

- Added change and scroll action callbacks - Made `replaceSelectedText()` public

Flixel hotkeys (volume & debugger) are now disabled while inputting text

678c129

- Fixed space not being inputted on HTML5

Caret flashing timer

21d996f

- Fixed text going out of bounds when enabling multiline without a field height set - Last click time for double click now resets if the mouse clicked on something else

Optimized selection box sprites (only visible lines are accounted for…

87da676

… now) - Fixed untypeable characters being added to text input on Flash

Fixed text selection and scrolling on other platforms

2dfba26

Fixed text selection with word wrapping enabled

d53767f

Added touch support

262a7a0

- Now uses `window.setTextInputRect()` to prevent keyboard overlay from blocking the text field - Fixed pointer position being inaccurate with camera scrolling - Fixed `getCharBoundaries()` not giving the correct Y position

Add documentation to multiline variable

9a8d3cc

- Remove setting `_autoHeight` to false after setting multiline to true as its no longer needed

Add mouseWheelEnabled variable

0d35d34

- Remove unneeded `selectable` comment

Replaced PREVIOUS_LINE and NEXT_LINE with WORD_LEFT and `WORD_R…

a0042fc

…IGHT` - Ctrl + Up/Down now dispatches `LINE_LEFT` or `LINE_RIGHT` instead of `HOME` or `END` - Renamed `LINE_BEGINNING` and `LINE_END` to `LINE_LEFT` and `LINE_RIGHT`

Geokureli added the New Feature label Jul 15, 2024

Geokureli closed this Jul 19, 2024

Geokureli reopened this Jul 19, 2024

Implement destroy() for FlxInputTextManager

070c7f0

- Add `unregisterAll()` to FlxInputTextManager

Geokureli added 8 commits July 23, 2024 11:53

add onTypingAction

bb7f700

allow custom manager

8c05933

add setManager

ae1644b

remove focus setter for setFocus

c3b7622

better destroy/init

2046850

use case ifs

f7895dc

improve mac key behavior

6664a93

fix selection start/end issue

f3d2597

remove set_hasFocus for startFocus and endFocus

2a69a6e

Geokureli added 4 commits July 26, 2024 16:50

use final signals

af4de4a

let openfl handle maxChars

ef09deb

inline setters remove redundancies

fdf3f1d

simplify caret blink

949f3bd

Geokureli merged commit 94dbde5 into HaxeFlixel:dev Aug 6, 2024
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Geokureli changed the title ~~Improved FlxInputText~~ Add improved FlxInputText to core flixel Aug 6, 2024

Geokureli changed the title ~~Add improved FlxInputText to core flixel~~ Add improved FlxInputText to core Flixel Aug 6, 2024

Geokureli mentioned this pull request Aug 9, 2024

Support Android browser text input HaxeFlixel/flixel-ui#263

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Geokureli mentioned this pull request Jan 3, 2025

A Duplicated Class, yet works different "FlxInputText" both in flixel-ui and base flixel 5.9.0? HaxeFlixel/flixel-ui#290

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Improvements over the original FlxInputText

Things to consider

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