Problems with ListView.Visible and focus 1

[graabein]

Hi, I have a rather complex application that has a main ListView that gets refreshed from the database on a timer.

When data has changed I hide the ListView while I rebuild it. Problem occurs when another app has focus and the ListView is updated on my app, and the ListView in my app is the active control. Then my app jumps to the front and grabs focus!!

How can I change active control/focus from the ListView to another control before and after I rebuild it, without stealing focus from other apps on the machine?


graabein

 

[graabein]

For now I've changed the rebuilding routine and instead of setting ListView.Visible = False and True I just put a ListView.Refresh at the end. I get some weird behaviour with the selected highlight jumping up and down though.


graabein

 

[HarleyQuinn]

If that's a real problem (the selected behaviour) you could have a look into (and yes, this is probably overkill ) SendMessage() API in conjunction with WM_SETREDRAW.

Hope this helps

HarleyQuinn
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[graabein]

I think I'll try remembering the previous selected row, do a HideSelection and SelectedItem = Nothing, then reset the selected row while rebuilding (or after) and do HideSelection = False when I'm done.

If that don't work and the selected row jumping still bothers me I'll try your tip


graabein