Well, as I've written. Try to test for tblSelectEvent FIRST, and then
penDownEvent... I'm putting analogy to my popSelectEvent which has worked!
On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Fawcett, Mitch wrote:
> 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
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
