Well they are a perfect candidate for launching a choose, dialog, or another form, aren't they?
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen > Tellef > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 5:41 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: speed button issue > > Yep, even clicking on the button does not pull focus. Is there a > reason why you changed to using them? I gave up using them years and > years ago. I remember asking once for a concrete example of why a > button that doesn't pull focus would be a useful thing to have, and no > one gave me an example good enough that I've felt I needed to use one. > > Karen > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis McGrath <[email protected]> > To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Apr 22, 2014 3:54 pm > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: speed button issue > > > True, but I would never have guessed that clicking on the button would > not pull focus. > A control does not have to be in the tab order to be able to get focus. > > My hack seems to work. > The button still may not be getting focus but apparently the attempt > pulls focus from the data entry control so the variable is updated. > > > Dennis McGrath > Software Developer > QMI Security Solutions > 1661 Glenlake Ave > Itasca IL 60143 > 630-980-8461 > [email protected] > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:rbase- > [email protected]?> ] On Behalf Of jan johansen > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 3:48 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: speed button issue > > From the help file > > Speed Button > "This control places a push button object which can load image files > and execute a Pre-Defined EEP, Stored Procedure, Custom Form Action, > External EEP Command File, or embedded Custom EEP. Speed Buttons do not > become part of the field tab order." > > I believe the applicable part is > "do not become part of the field tab order" > > Jan > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "MikeB" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) > Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 16:19:00 -0400 > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: speed button issue > Speed buttons can't receive focus. You can put a variable text > box with > zero width after the last entry and set focus to that in the > first line of > your eep and the edit buffer will update the control then > properly. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] <mailto:rbase-l%40rbase.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:rbase-l%40rbase.com> ] On Behalf Of > Dennis > > McGrath > > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:06 PM > > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - speed button issue > > > > I have switched to speed buttons on my form. > > > > > > > > The problem I am running into is that clicking on a speed > button > > apparently does not pull focus. > > > > This prevents the variable in my data entry control from > updating. > > > > > > > > I've solved the problem by pulling the focus in the button > click eep so > > it works like a regular button. > > > > PROPERTY btnAddPost SET_FOCUS TRUE > > > > > > > > Am I missing something? I don't see anything in the docs. > > > > > > > > Dennis McGrath > > > > Software Developer > > > > QMI Security Solutions > > > > 1661 Glenlake Ave > > > > Itasca IL 60143 > > > > 630-980-8461 > > > > [email protected] <mailto:dmcgrath%40qmiusa.com> > >
