Contributor: SWAG SUPPORT TEAM unit Msgedit; interface uses SysUtils, WinTypes, WinProcs, Messages, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs, StdCtrls; type TPosChangeEvent=procedure(var row,col:integer) of object; TMessageEdit = class(TEdit) private FPosChange:TPosChangeEvent; FHandled :boolean; protected procedure PosChange; public constructor create(Aowner:Tcomponent);override; procedure KeyDown(var key:word;shift:TShiftState);override; procedure KeyPress(var key:char);override; procedure MouseDown(button: TMouseButton; Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer);override; published property OnPosChange:TPosChangeEvent read FPosChange write FposChange; property OnKeypress; end; procedure Register; implementation procedure Register; begin RegisterComponents('Samples', [TMessageEdit]); end; procedure TmessageEdit.poschange; var x,y,x2:integer; begin y:=SendMessage(Handle, EM_LINEFROMCHAR, $FFFF, 0); x2:=SendMessage(Handle, EM_LINEINDEX, $FFFF, 0); x:=selStart - x2; if assigned(FposChange) then FposChange(y,x); end; constructor TmessageEdit.create; begin inherited create(aowner); Fhandled:=true; end; procedure TmessageEdit.KeyDown(var key:word;shift:TShiftState); begin PosChange; FHandled:=true; inherited keydown(key,shift); end; procedure TmessageEdit.KeyPress(var key:char); begin if not FHandled then exit; if key<>#0 then begin PosChange; FHandled:=false; end; inherited keypress(key); end; procedure TmessageEdit.mousedown(button: TMouseButton; Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer); begin PosChange; inherited mousedown(button,shift,x,y); end; end.