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:

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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( )

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Does the main window have the tab stop style?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by novacain

Does the main window have the tab stop style?

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Yes, application class ->

Code:

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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 ;
        }


};

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

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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:

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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( )

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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.