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Default edit actions

Different types of edit controls support default edit actions. Default edit actions are provided by the system an are not part of the GUI framework, i.e. one cannot overwrite shortcuts or icons for default edit actions.

The following default edit actions are supported:

  • Undo - undo last change
  • Redo - reactivate last change removed by Undo
  • Cut - Copy selected text to clipboard and remove from text
  • Copy - Copy selected text to clipboard
  • Paste - Insert text from clipboard at cursor position or replace selected text
  • Delete - remove selected text
  • Select All - Select all text in the text edit field

Default edit actions are handled completely by the GUI package and cannot be overloaded in an application.