| Subject | Re: Programmatically Adding An Event |
| From | <rich@autotraker.com> <<rich@autotraker.com>> |
| Date | Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:13:22 -0500 |
| Newsgroups | dbase.getting-started |
| Attachment(s) | SpinEntry.cc |
Well, so much for those ideas. The onMouseMove, onMouseOut, and onMouseOver events don't fire while the mouse button is down. So they are out as far as determining when the mouse with the button down is no longer over the push button. So I added a routine to report back to the while down loop if the mouse is still over the control. Its works the closest I can come to duplicating the behavior of a spinbox. Really I'm not sure this is necessary as this isn't a spinbox. It’s a custom control. Be that as it may.... Personally I think I would have gone with a real spinbox with 2 entryfields superimposed over the top. I guess that's where you started before we got sidetracked into using API calls. Only doing it that way is like you mentioned earlier, while the spinbox is being used, you loose highlight of which entryfield is being modified. Maybe using a color change of the highlighted entryfield onGotFocus and reaffirming the color while the spinbox is being used. I'm sure there is a non-API solution there somewhere. Maybe we should call this "How to make 2 pushbuttons act like a spinbox when you could have just used a spinbox". LOL Rich... wrote in message news:AXyqxy7jUHA.904@ip-AC1E04A7... Easy enough to change. The button has a onMouseMove, onMouseOut, and onMouseOver events. Test for the mouse being over the control and the mouse button down to limit the function to just when the mouse is over the pushbutton. Rich... "Tom" wrote in message news:OVQFoDyjUHA.1832@ip-AC1E04A7... On 12/7/18 5:18 AM, Ronnie MacGregor wrote: > In article <QEcT3RXjUHA.1832@ip-AC1E04A7>, rich@autotraker.com says... > >> I need to update my VCR control with some of the changes from this code. > > Glad everyone is having fun !!! > > > Well, we were until ... Sorry to report that both your custom control and Rich's have the same problem. If you study a real spinbox carefully, you will see that, as soon as the mousepointer moves beyond the pushbutton, spinning stops. Your controls continue the spinning anywhere you move the mouse on the form until you let go of the mouse. Not exactly a feature I had in mind. Tom | |