I'm afraid i don't understand your suggestion.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bozidar Benc [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 2:06 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: penDownEvent
>
> Did you try with tblSelect event?
>
> Bozidar
>
>
>
> > I know what I'm trying to do is elementary, but I'm stuck. I
> > want my app to
> > detect a pen down event when the user taps within the boundary of a
> table.
> > But I want the table to also respond by highlighting the selection and
> > storing the text of the table item in a string.
> >
> > I have some code in my form handler to detect the tap, but it
> > eats the tap.
> >
> > By the way, I haven't been able to get onto the Massena news server
> today
> > (3/30/99). Could be just me and my funky pc however.
> >
> > static Boolean MainFormHandleEvent(EventPtr event)
> > {
> > Boolean handled = false;
> >
> > switch (event->eType)
> > {
> > case penDownEvent:
> > // Did the pen tap within tblSel's boundaries?
> > if ((event->screenX > SEL_LEFT) && (event->screenX < SEL_LEFT +
> > SEL_WIDTH) \
> > && (event->screenY > SEL_TOP) && (event->screenY < SEL_TOP +
> > SEL_HEIGHT))
> > {
> > FrmCustomAlert(MyAlert, gsFlag1 , gsFlag2, gsFlag3); //
> > THIS ALERT EXECUTES.
> > gboTableTapped = true; // set flag (global)
> > handled = false; // need to process events triggered by
> > the pendown.
> > break;
> > }
> >
> > case tblSelectEvent: // Clicked on a table
> > if (event->data.tblEnter.tableID == tblSel)
> > {
> > if (gboTableTapped == true)
> > {
> > // do some stuff... like store the item text in a string.
> > FrmCustomAlert(MyAlert, gsFlag1, gsFlag2, gsFlag3); //
> > THIS NEVER EXECUTES.
> > }
> > handled = true;
> > break;
> > }
> > }
> > }
> >
> > // end ************************************************
> > // Mitch
> >
> >
>
