Thread: Disabling a listitem

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    Disabling a listitem

    Is there a way of disabling certain elements in a listview(report style)?
    For instance:
    If the list has 6 items, i want to disable no. 2 & 4

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    In WIN32

    The LV will send msg's to its parents callback (the hwndparent param in the CreateWindow() call)

    The LV will send WM_NOTIFY msg's
    test the control ID in the wparam to ensure is right control

    Code:
    NM_LISTVIEW	*LView;
    LView = (NM_LISTVIEW FAR *) lParam; 
    
    //the row clicked is LView->iItem, process
    in MFC

    add a LVN_ITEMCHANGING handler and do the same



    In both cases

    return FALSE to cancel the change
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    Thanks.
    Is there any way i can gray it, and prevent it from receiving focus?

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    AFAIK you can only disable the whole LV.

    You could use the OWNERDRAW style and colour the background grey for the disable ones AND ignore any clicks on them.


    I would set the LPARAM to a code for the colour.

    Set the LV style to LVS_OWNERDRAWFIXED

    MFC
    add a handler for the OnDrawItem msg.

    WIN32
    handle the WM_DRAWITEM msg in the parents callback


    in both cases something like

    pDrawItem = (DRAWITEMSTRUCT *)lParam;

    Then in the handler
    Check lParam code (I would use an index to a COLORREF array)
    select and create correct colour brush (using my array element with the items lParam as the index)
    The DRAWITEM contains the info including a RECT and HDC, use FillRect()
    Kill Brush
    Draw text for item

    or

    create a loop for each col

    Use SetTextColor() if needed
    "Man alone suffers so excruciatingly in the world that he was compelled to invent laughter."
    Friedrich Nietzsche

    "I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars......the rest I squandered."
    George Best

    "If you are going through hell....keep going."
    Winston Churchill

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