RICHEDITBOX and TAB-KEY

[Karl]

Hello to all,

as a newcomer in HMG I don´t know if my problem was solved in another topic? I´m working with RICHEDITBOX and load a blank file but with TAPSTOPPS (Left-Tab, Right-Tab, Deci-Tab). To jump from one TABSTOPP to the next you must press the Shortcut-Key Ctrl+Tab. But everybody is used to take the TAB-KEY and not the Ctrl+Tab. If someone accidentially presses the TAB-KEY, he is out of the program and in the following control. Can I change this behavior. It would be a great help for me and my customers to solve this problem.

Thanks in advance from Ulm-Germany
Karl

[serge_girard]

Karl,

Maybe this will help:

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ON KEY TAB   [ OF <ParentWindow> ] ACTION nil 

Serge

[Karl]

Hi Serge,

Thanks for your tip. I tried immediately but it is only the half solution. Now pressing the TAB-KEY doesn´t push me out of the RICHEDITBOX-Control. But I want to do the TAB the same as the CTRL+TAB. Most users are not familiar with the shortcuts of Rich Edit but all know what TAB does normally. Do you think that there is a solution for this ?

Best regards Karl

[edk]

Hi Karl.
For hmg version 3.4.3 and above try this (dirty way):

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ON KEY TAB ACTION HMG_PressKey( 17, 9)

For earlier versions of hmg try this:

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ON KEY TAB ACTION (Keybd_Event( 17, .F. ), Keybd_Event( 9, .F. ), Keybd_Event( 9, .T. ), Keybd_Event( 17, .T. ))

[Karl]

Thanks a lot dear edk,

It works perfect. I am very happy and would like to know, where I can find the documentation of this command.

Kind regards
Karl

[serge_girard]

drive:/hmg.3.4.44/doc/data/index.htm
where drive is c or d...

Serge

[Karl]

Serge, of course I know where to find the commands ON KEY and RELEASE KEY but where do I find the HMG_PressKey(7, 19) ?
I want to learn more....

Karl

[KDJ]

Karl

It seems to me this function is not documented. Source code is in h_hotkey.prg.

[edk]

Indeed Krzysztof
17 is vk_control code
9 is vk_tab code
Keybd_Event ( vk_code , lKeyMessage )
where lKeyMessage: False is for key pressed Down; True for key released Up.

[Karl]

Thanks to all.

Karl