WR GET CURSOR POSITION
version 6.5
WR GET CURSOR POSITION (area; page; column; line; position)
| Parameter | Type | Description | |
| area | Longint |  | 4D Write area |
| page | Longint |  | Number of the page where the selection is |
| column | Longint | | Number of the column where the selection is |
| line | Longint | | Number of the line in the column |
| position | Longint | | Position of the selection in the current line |
Description
The WR GET CURSOR POSITION command returns the position of the selection in the 4D Write area referenced by area.
• page: page is between the number of the first page and the number of the last page of the document. These numbers take into account the custom page numbering, if any.
• column: This value is between 1 and the total number of columns.
• line: This value is between 1 and the total number of lines in the column.
• position: This value is between 1 and the total number of characters in the line.
If the selection contains several characters, the position of the first character is returned.
You can later go back to this location, using the WR SET CURSOR POSITION command with the same parameters.
You can use WR Get frame to determine which area the cursor is in.
Example
You want the user to be able to insert a logo in the header of the document, without losing the current position of the cursor in the text. To do this, attach the following method to the insertion button:
C_LONGINT($frame;$Col;$Line;$Pos)
C_REAL($PictWidth;$PictHeight;$OrigWidth;$OrigHeight;$HeadTopMargin)
`Which frame of the document is the cursor in?
$frame:=WR Get frame(Area)
`Getting current cursor position
WR GET CURSOR POSITION (Area;$Page;$Col;$Line;$Pos)
`Switching the current area to the header of the document
WR SET FRAME (Area;wr right header)
`Loading the record that contains the logo to include
ALL RECORDS([Interface])
`Inserting the logo
WR INSERT PICTURE(Area;[Interface]Logo;0)
`Selecting the logo and getting its size
WR SELECT(Area;4;1)
WR GET PICTURE SIZE(Area;$PictWidth;$PictHeight;$OrigWidth;$OrigHeight)
`The height of the header must fit the picture
$HeadTopMargin:=WR Get doc property(Area;wr header top margin)
WR SET DOC PROPERTY(Area;wr text top margin;$HeadTopMargin+$PictHeight)
WR SET DOC PROPERTY(Area;wr header bottom margin;$PictHeight)
`Then going back to the frame the cursor was in
WR SET FRAME(Area;$frame)
`Putting the cursor back in its original position
WR SET CURSOR POSITION(Area;$Page;$Col;$Line;$Pos)
See Also
WR GET CURSOR COORDINATES, WR Get frame, WR SET CURSOR POSITION.