topic Re: Directions Widget Text Selection in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

Directions Widget Text Selection

MarkHoover — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:29:31 GMT

Trying to implement the new Directions Widget and noticed an odd trait. If I have an address typed into the text boxes and then double-click or triple-click (to select a word or select all, respectively) inside of it, no text is selected. Worse, I can't even click and drag my cursor over part of the text to select it. I just have to put my cursor somewhere and hit Delete/Backspace until it's all gone. Is this a property I can configure? This behavior is present in the samples, as well. (Also, am I just going crazy, or is the Directions Widget not currently in the API reference?)

Re: Directions Widget Text Selection

KellyHutchins — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:26:15 GMT

This is a known issue with the widget and will be fixed in the next release of the JSAPI (version 3.5).

Kelly

Re: Directions Widget Text Selection

MarkHoover — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:34:14 GMT

Is there a workaround for this currently? Otherwise this widget is effectively useless to us until API v3.5. Also, am I correct that there is currently no API Reference doc for this dijit?

Re: Directions Widget Text Selection

KellyHutchins — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:13:23 GMT

Try setting directions._dnd.skipForm to true. Here's an example:

        directions = new esri.dijit.Directions({           map: map         },"dir");                  directions.startup();         directions._dnd.skipForm = true;

Re: Directions Widget Text Selection

JohnGravois — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:49:47 GMT

the API reference for the Directions widget can be found here. it will be visible through browsing shortly.

Re: Directions Widget Text Selection

MarkHoover — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:42:00 GMT

Perfect, thanks to both of you!