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rathinagiri wrote: So..... we have to find a way. Let us keep in mind and have a dream. As Roberto says, we shall never abandon our dreams!

I'm open to suggestions!

sudip wrote: Thank you Rathi, but what is the way out
Suppose one user is using our program. S/he used mouse to activate a combobox and then s/he wants to navigate to another cell using mouse pointer. Then our program will not work.

but...

even capturing the click outside current editing cell (combo, textbox or whatever) which could be the 'correct' action:

Accept or Cancel?

If one of them is done clicking outside the cell, the other one, should be done with the keyboard

So, there is no way to completely avoid the keyboard... or is it?

Please, correct me if I misunderstood you.

sudip wrote:
Thank you Rathi, but what is the way out
Suppose one user is using our program. S/he used mouse to activate a combobox and then s/he wants to navigate to another cell using mouse pointer. Then our program will not work.





but...

even capturing the click outside current editing cell (combo, textbox or whatever) which could be the 'correct' action:

Accept or Cancel?

If one of them is done clicking outside the cell, the other one, should be done with the keyboard

So, there is no way to completely avoid the keyboard... or is it?

Please, correct me if I misunderstood you.

Hello,

I supposed that the only way in is out and the only way out is in. What I mean is that when you select the grid with mouse, double clicking inside the grid accepts the changes. However clicking outside the grid would be interpreted as cancel.

Regards,

Danny

Roberto Lopez wrote:...

but...

even capturing the click outside current editing cell (combo, textbox or whatever) which could be the 'correct' action:

Accept or Cancel?

If one of them is done clicking outside the cell, the other one, should be done with the keyboard

So, there is no way to completely avoid the keyboard... or is it?

Please, correct me if I misunderstood you.

Hello Master Roberto,
I am trying to clear what I am thinking. Within a grid suppose a cell has text box, eg., a numeric text box with existing value 100. Now we are going to change that value, eg., 200. After typing 200 if we press right arrow key, cell accepts the changed value, ie, 200. IMHO, same thing will happen when we click outside of the cell, ie, it will accept the value.
Please note that I am a learner of HMG. There is a possibility that I have completely wrong concept. So, please correct me if I have any wrong concept.
Thank you again for thinking this topic very seriously
With best regards.
Sudip

What you are saying would be similar to the cells in a spreadsheet.

I am sure soon or later we shall get it.

sudip wrote: I am trying to clear what I am thinking. Within a grid suppose a cell has text box, eg., a numeric text box with existing value 100. Now we are going to change that value, eg., 200. After typing 200 if we press right arrow key, cell accepts the changed value, ie, 200. IMHO, same thing will happen when we click outside of the cell, ie, it will accept the value.

Ok. So, cancel after modification should be done with [ctrl+z] or [esc].

AFAIK this is the way that VFP works.

I'm still working on IDE now, but I'll research about the possibilities of this, again later.

rathinagiri wrote:What you are saying would be similar to the cells in a spreadsheet.

I am sure soon or later we shall get it.

Yes

Roberto Lopez wrote:...
AFAIK this is the way that VFP works.

I'm still working on IDE now, but I'll research about the possibilities of this, again later.

Ha, ha, ha the ghost of VFP is still haunting me
Yes, please think about this in your time, if possible I have no hurry
With best regards.
Sudip

sudip wrote: Ha, ha, ha the ghost of VFP is still haunting me

I've was a big fan of VFP.

Most people near Harbour was Clipper programmers, but I was a Fox programmer from late 80's (the FoxPlus epoch).

By 1990, with FoxPro, I've was able to handle windows and GUI objects IN CONSOLE MODE!!!.

From the first FoxPro for Windows (by 1992) THE SAME CODE could be used (without touching a single line!) to have the same interface in DOS and Windows!

I've LOVED IT!

But... MS acquired Fox Software and you know... Fox is dead now...

Roberto Lopez wrote: ...
But... MS acquired Fox Software and you know... Fox is dead now...

Yes Master Roberto, so I used the term "ghost" I was mainly a clipper programmer. But, after 1995 (mainly after 1999) I started using VFP

Just now I was going to write for another wishlist, Properties and Methods of Windows. And then I laughed at myself. It would be again from direct influence of the "ghost". My sub-conscious mind is still attached with it. Finally I cancelled the post

Now, I am thinking if I can do it in another way. If I am succeed I shall publish it to the forum In our old Dbase III plus days we didn't have arrays, but we used it in a different way We didn't have pull down menu, but we used it in a different way And the story continues ....

With best regards.

Sudip