On Wednesday 23 July 2003 01:15 pm, Jimmie Houchin wrote:
> I am using a FillInTheBlank #request:initialAnswer:centerAt: to
> edit and combine a couple of Dictionaries.
>
> The Dictionary values are combined into the #initialAnswer:.
> The value is larger than the provided box, but small enough that if
> the box was larger it could be accomodated.
>
> Is there a way I can enlarge the box programmatically to either
> fill up my screen or to show all its contents?

You can tell it how big to be:

(FillInTheBlankMorph new setQuery: 'what' initialAnswer: 'some
very
long
text
here' answerExtent: 300 at 300 acceptOnCR: false) openInWorld; 
getUserResponse


> I've used the FillInTheBlank before to iterate thru a collection to
> edit contents. In absence of better solutions it is pretty
> convenient.

But there are better solutions:

* You can use an ObjectExplorer or DictionaryInspector variant

* You can use Nathanael's PluggableCollectionMorph, though I don't 
think anyone's done a tutorial on how to use it.

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