tabbing and tab order

Brooks_Van_Horn · ‎05-31-2016

Hi all,

I'm running IVF XE 16 R3 and MSVS 2013 Community version. I'm having some tab related difficulties and don't know where to turn. I used Ctrl-D to set my tab order when I noticed that the order included controls that didn't say they were tab related. The second part is that when I'm in an EDITTEXT control, say IDC_M1, and hit the tab key, I get a beep sound and no movement. Part of my .rc file follows:

IDD_PMAIN DIALOGEX 0, 0, 110, 476
STYLE DS_ABSALIGN | DS_SETFONT | DS_NOIDLEMSG | DS_NOFAILCREATE | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | WS_CLIPCHILDREN | WS_BORDER
EXSTYLE WS_EX_NOPARENTNOTIFY | WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT
FONT 10, "Calisto MT", 400, 0, 0x0
BEGIN
    CONTROL         "Central",IDC_CENT,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | BS_LEFTTEXT | BS_NOTIFY | WS_GROUP | WS_TABSTOP,4,84,39,10,WS_EX_RIGHT
    CONTROL         "RAW",IDC_RAW,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | BS_NOTIFY | WS_TABSTOP,56,84,34,10
    EDITTEXT        IDC_M1,24,107,56,11,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN,WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES
    EDITTEXT        IDC_M2,24,119,56,11,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN | ES_NUMBER,WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES
    EDITTEXT        IDC_M3,24,131,56,11,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN,WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES
    EDITTEXT        IDC_M4,24,143,56,11,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN,WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES
    PUSHBUTTON      "<==",IDC_OTHER,82,124,18,14,BS_CENTER,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
    PUSHBUTTON      "Fit Pearson Curve",IDC_FIT,20,158,64,14,BS_CENTER,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
    PUSHBUTTON      "Clear Data",IDC_CLEAR,69,256,36,14,BS_CENTER,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
    EDITTEXT        IDC_NUMRS,48,224,45,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN | ES_NUMBER
    EDITTEXT        IDC_TOTALS,59,238,38,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_NUMBER,WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT
    PUSHBUTTON      "Generate More Data",IDC_MORE,1,256,67,14,BS_CENTER,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
    PUSHBUTTON      "E&xit",IDC_EXIT,31,437,36,14,BS_CENTER
    EDITTEXT        IDC_PCTYPE,38,61,22,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_NUMBER | WS_GROUP,WS_EX_LEFTSCROLLBAR
    CONTROL         "",IDC_MYSPIN,"msctls_updown32",UDS_SETBUDDYINT | UDS_ALIGNRIGHT | UDS_AUTOBUDDY | UDS_ARROWKEYS | WS_GROUP | WS_TABSTOP,60,61,13,12
    CONTROL         "Statistics",IDC_STAT,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | BS_VCENTER | WS_GROUP | WS_TABSTOP,5,191,43,10
    CONTROL         "PDF",IDC_PDF,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | BS_VCENTER | WS_TABSTOP,5,202,30,10
    CONTROL         "CDF",IDC_CDF,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | BS_VCENTER | WS_TABSTOP,5,213,31,10
    CONTROL         "Histogram",IDC_HISTO,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | BS_VCENTER | WS_TABSTOP,48,197,49,10
    CONTROL         "EDF",IDC_EDF,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | BS_VCENTER | WS_TABSTOP,47,208,31,10
    LTEXT           "Select Curve Type",IDC_STATIC,22,52,58,8
    LTEXT           "Select Type of Moments",IDC_STATIC,12,76,77,8
    LTEXT           "1st=",IDC_STATIC,9,109,14,8
    LTEXT           "2nd=",IDC_STATIC,7,121,16,8
    LTEXT           "3rd=",IDC_STATIC,9,133,15,8
    LTEXT           "4th=",IDC_STATIC,9,144,15,8
    LTEXT           "Enter Moments 1-4",IDC_STATIC,20,97,65,8
    CTEXT           "Display Options",IDC_STATIC,20,183,50,8,NOT WS_GROUP,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
    LTEXT           "Sample Size =",IDC_STATIC,2,226,46,8
    LTEXT           "Total Generated =",IDC_STATIC,2,240,56,8
    LTEXT           "Percentile Values",IDC_STATIC,20,280,56,8
    LTEXT           "Percentile",IDC_STATIC,7,290,32,8
    LTEXT           "x-Value",IDC_STATIC,65,290,25,8
    EDITTEXT        IDC_XVAL,57,298,41,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN | ES_NUMBER,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
    PUSHBUTTON      "==>",IDC_CALC,39,297,18,14,BS_CENTER
    EDITTEXT        IDC_PCNT,7,298,32,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
    EDITTEXT        IDC_TITLE,7,34,90,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_READONLY | NOT WS_BORDER,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
    LTEXT           "x-Value",IDC_STATIC,8,322,25,8
    EDITTEXT        IDC_XVALUE,5,330,33,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
    LTEXT           "Probability",IDC_STATIC,64,322,33,8
    EDITTEXT        IDC_CDFVAL,58,330,41,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN | ES_NUMBER,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
    LTEXT           "CDF Values",IDC_STATIC,28,313,37,8
    PUSHBUTTON      "==>",IDC_CALCDF,39,329,18,14,BS_CENTER
    LTEXT           "__________________________________________________",IDC_STATIC,0,269,108,10,0,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
    LTEXT           "__________________________________________________",IDC_STATIC,0,424,108,10,0,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
    LTEXT           "__________________________________________________",IDC_STATIC,1,41,108,10,0,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
    LTEXT           "__________________________________________________",IDC_STATIC,0,22,108,10,0,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
    LTEXT           "__________________________________________________",IDC_STATIC,0,172,108,10,0,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
    LTEXT           "Mean+6 Sigma=",IDC_STATIC,3,357,50,8
    LTEXT           "Mean+5 Sigma=",IDC_STATIC,3,368,50,8
    EDITTEXT        IDC_6SIG1,52,355,54,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN | ES_NUMBER,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
    EDITTEXT        IDC_6SIG2,52,367,54,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN | ES_NUMBER,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
    LTEXT           "Six Sigma Values",IDC_STATIC,21,345,51,8
    LTEXT           "Mean+4 Sigma=",IDC_STATIC,3,380,50,8
    EDITTEXT        IDC_6SIG3,52,379,54,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN | ES_NUMBER,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
    LTEXT           "Mean+3 Sigma=",IDC_STATIC,3,392,49,8
    EDITTEXT        IDC_6SIG4,52,391,54,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN | ES_NUMBER,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
    LTEXT           "Mean+2 Sigma=",IDC_STATIC,3,403,49,8
    EDITTEXT        IDC_6SIG5,52,402,54,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN | ES_NUMBER,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
    LTEXT           "Mean+1 Sigma=",IDC_STATIC,3,415,49,8
    EDITTEXT        IDC_6SIG6,52,414,54,12,ES_CENTER | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_WANTRETURN | ES_NUMBER,WS_EX_STATICEDGE
    EDITTEXT        IDC_REGTO,2,14,106,12,ES_CENTER | ES_MULTILINE | ES_AUTOVSCROLL | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NOHIDESEL | ES_READONLY | NOT WS_BORDER | NOT WS_TABSTOP,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
    CTEXT           "PDC",IDC_STATIC,0,0,108,12,SS_CENTERIMAGE | SS_SUNKEN,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
    DEFPUSHBUTTON   "",IDC_DEFBUT,36,462,27,14,BS_CENTER | NOT WS_VISIBLE | WS_DISABLED | NOT WS_TABSTOP,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
END

My code works nicely. It is just the nice things that aren't working. Can anyone givr me an idea on how to fix this?

Thanks,
Brooks Van Horn

Brooks_Van_Horn · ‎05-31-2016

Attached is a screen shot with this dialog.

Brooks

andrew_4619 · ‎05-31-2016

perhaps https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/csz6b8x8.aspx will help

Brooks_Van_Horn · ‎05-31-2016

Sorry Andrew, already did all that. See the .rc insert above.

Brooks

PS, is there any way we can converse outside the forum. I know we cannot exchange email addresses but can we write slow mail or snail mail to each other?

andrew_4619 · ‎06-01-2016

Due you have a callback for the edit control that is processing the tab press rather then passing it over for the system to process?

I sent you a PM also by the way.

jimdempseyatthecove · ‎06-01-2016

>> DEFPUSHBUTTON "",IDC_DEFBUT,36,462,27,14,BS_CENTER | NOT WS_VISIBLE | WS_DISABLED | NOT WS_TABSTOP,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT

In particular:

BS_CENTER | NOT WS_VISIBLE | WS_DISABLED | NOT WS_TABSTOP

This (and others with NOT) should (probably be):

BS_CENTER | WS_DISABLED & NOT WS_VISIBLE & NOT WS_TABSTOP

The & of the NOT removes the bit.

The way you have it.

| NOT WS_VISIBLE

Sets all bits except for WS_VISIBLE (i.e. sets WS_TABSTOP), and

| NOT WS_TABSTOP

Sets all bits except for WS_TABSTOP (i.e. sets WS_VISIBLE)

This is to say, the way you composed the statement, it is equivalent to all 1's (NOT 0).

Jim Dempsey

Neels · ‎06-01-2016

To set the tab order of your controls in the .rc file - it is just the order in which the lines appear.

andrew_4619 · ‎06-03-2016

Hiya Brooks when you are logged into the forum your username and a person outline icon are shown in the web page title bar. If you click on your username a drop down menu gives access to PM's.