Enabling a Mouse Pointer

[GKBray]

I am trying to enable a mouse pointer on a grid in a form. I can enable a mouse pointer (arrow) on an empty row, but if the row has data in it my pointer changes back to the standard mouse pointer. Is it possible to force the cursor to stay as an arrow (option 1) for the entire time it is over the grid ??

Many thnaks



G K Bray MCSE+I(NT 4.0) MCSE(Win2k) MCP (XP)

 

[DSummZZZ]

You will need to use the same mouse pointer in the textbox (or whatever the current control is,) for that column as the one in the grid. When you move the mouse across a row with data, the current control is the top-most control rather than the grid itself.


-Dave S.-

Even more Fox stuff at:

http://www.davesummers.net/foxprolinks.htm

 

[tommolloy]

Steve Sawyer published shpgridpick class in the December 1999 FoxPro Advisor that drops a transparent shape on top of the grid. When clicked, the position on the grid receives focus relative to the mouse location on the shape.

 

[Toman]

Hi tommolloy

Your information about an article by Steve Sawyer is very impressive to me, in fact it knocked me down.

I bother about a mouse pointer over a grid a long time (like some other people here) and last year I've had an idea of putting transparent shape like cell over a grid, copying clicks, double-clicks down to grid, changing Z-order and so on. My solution is fully functional and even I was about to publish it here – that's why I found out your post during a retrieval.

You understand that my priority is to see Steve Sawyer's article immediately.

I was walking through FoxPro Adviser site, has found references to December's issue, but not the article alone.

Be so kind and let me know if there is an article accessible somewhere.

Thank you or someone else very much
Toman

 

[rgbean]

Boy that's an old article! Even Steve doesn't list it anymore on his site -

http://www.geeksandgurus.com/newsrelease/newssawyerarticle01.htm.

I got nothing searching for 'shpgridpick' on Google, the MSDN KnowledgeBase or the Universal Thread.

I'd suggest contacting Steve directly - his email address is on the Contact Information at

http://www.geeksandgurus.com.

Rick

 

[Toman]

Good tip. I'll try. Thank you Rick.
Tom.