Ws_tabstop, Mfc

Hi,

I have two CEdit's with WS_TABSTOP property, but tabing (moving between editboxes with TAB / SHIFT+TAB) is not working. As I understood I have to put IsDialogMessage(); function in message loop, but how? ... I'm using macro for messages:

Code:

class MainWin: public CFrameWnd
{
	public:
	...

	void OnCreate() 
	{
		CEdit* pEdit = new CEdit;
		pEdit->Create ( WS_TABSTOP | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_BORDER,  
				CRect(x, y + b + s, xf, y + 2*b + s), this, id);

	}

	DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP() 
};



BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP( MainWin, CFrameWnd )

ON_COMMAND(ID_MENU_SAVEDAT, OnSaveDat)
ON_COMMAND(ID_MENU_ENDAPP, OnEndApp)
ON_WM_CREATE ()
ON_CONTROL_RANGE(BN_CLICKED, 8000, 8001, OnButtonClick)

END_MESSAGE_MAP( )

Does the main window have the tab stop style?

Originally Posted by novacain

Does the main window have the tab stop style?

Yes, application class ->

Code:

class MyApp : public CWinApp
{
	public:

	BOOL InitInstance()
	{
		
		MainWin *mainWinL = new MainWin;
		mainWinL->m_bAutoMenuEnable = FALSE; 

		m_pMainWnd = mainWinL;

		mainWinL->Create (AfxRegisterWndClass(0, LoadStandardCursor(IDC_ARROW), 
				CreateSolidBrush(RGB(0,0,0)), 
				LoadIcon(IDI_ICON1)), "App",  
				WS_TABSTOP | WS_SYSMENU | WS_MINIMIZEBOX , CRect(0, 0, 620, 510), 
				NULL, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_MENU1));

		mainWinL->ActivateFrame();

		return TRUE ;
	}


};

I don't have to call IsDialogMessage() in message loop?

-

I have'nt found any simple solution and any way I dont like this tab movement, so I made this (moving and selecting with arrows):

Code:

class MyEdit : public CEdit
{
	protected:

	void OnMyKeyDown(UINT key, UINT repeatCnt, UINT flags)
	{
		bool mykey_pressed = false;
		CEdit *editCtrl;

		if(key == VK_DOWN)
			{ editCtrl = (CEdit*)FocusEdit(FALSE); mykey_pressed = true; }
		
		if(key == VK_UP)
			{ editCtrl = (CEdit*)FocusEdit(TRUE); mykey_pressed = true; }

		OnKeyDown(key, repeatCnt, flags);
		if(mykey_pressed == true){ editCtrl->SetSel(0,100); }
	
	}

	CWnd* FocusEdit(BOOL di)
	{
		CWnd *d = this->GetOwner()->GetNextDlgTabItem(this, di);	
		d->SetFocus();

		return d;
	}

	DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP() 

};

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP( MyEdit, CEdit )
ON_MESSAGE( WM_KEYDOWN, OnMyKeyDown )
END_MESSAGE_MAP( )

MFC auto-handles tab stops and input. Set the tab order in the dialog menu and it will work w/o any extra code from you.

You are working against MFC and that is why the behavior is strange.

Windows will notify your window when it is gaining the focus - so if your window is a control, then you know when someone has either clicked it, or tabbed through the controls and landed on yours.