# Deprecating textbox

**URL:** <https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/deprecating-textbox/2506>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [3 May 2021 13:39 UTC](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/deprecating-textbox/2506 "2021-05-03T13:39:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![rorywalsh](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/user_avatar/forum.cabbageaudio.com/rorywalsh/32/165_2.png) [@rorywalsh](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/u/rorywalsh)\
**Post date:** [3 May 2021 13:39 UTC](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/deprecating-textbox/2506/1 "2021-05-03T13:39:57Z")

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The little used `textbox` widget is being deprecated. It will continue to function as it used to, but it will be removed from the docs. The `texteditor` component can do everything the `textbox` used to, and a lot more. I see little use in maintaining both 👍

p.s. I’ve updated the two instruments that used a textbox in the Cabbage examples.

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**Author:** ![iainmccurdy](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/8baadc/32.png) [@iainmccurdy](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/u/iainmccurdy)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2021 12:13 UTC](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/deprecating-textbox/2506/2 "2021-05-05T12:13:06Z")

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Wasn’t `textbox` used to display some text contained within a .txt file? Can `texteditor` do that?

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**Author:** ![rorywalsh](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/user_avatar/forum.cabbageaudio.com/rorywalsh/32/165_2.png) [@rorywalsh](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/u/rorywalsh)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2021 12:59 UTC](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/deprecating-textbox/2506/3 "2021-05-05T12:59:55Z")

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Yes. It has been able to do that for a long time. `textbox` came before `texteditor`. I don’t think any of your main instruments use it. There were 2 instructional instruments that did, which I’ve updated.

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**Author:** ![iainmccurdy](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/8baadc/32.png) [@iainmccurdy](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/u/iainmccurdy)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2021 13:54 UTC](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/deprecating-textbox/2506/4 "2021-05-05T13:54:43Z")

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Ah. `file()` is not included as an identifier in the docs for `texteditor`.

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**Author:** ![rorywalsh](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/user_avatar/forum.cabbageaudio.com/rorywalsh/32/165_2.png) [@rorywalsh](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/u/rorywalsh)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2021 13:58 UTC](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/deprecating-textbox/2506/5 "2021-05-05T13:58:14Z")

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I know, there are a few issues with the docs, but they are mostly fixed in GIT. I’m working on updating all the docs with the latest changes, and in the next week or so I would like to put an official 2.6 release out there.