----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 6:20 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Speed/Enhanced Speed Buttons vs Pushbutton
[snip ]> It then follows that _if_ a difference is intended then the documentation > should clearly indicate it. Conversely, if they are meant to work > interchangeably - apart from the obvious differences of display and tab > sequence, then the same results should be obtained. I am going to ask for an enhancement (actually two) to have the behavior of the two types of buttons distinguished principally by their inclusion/exclusion in the Tab Stop sequence and the expansion of the TEXTVALUE property of the DbEdit control to be exposed on the other Edit Controls, so it can be had via variable or GetProperty, whichever is appropriate for the circumstance... > > Regards, > Alastair. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 7:43 PM > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Speed/Enhanced Speed Buttons vs Pushbutton > > > > The question is whether the following behavior is expected or acceptable. > > > > Put a variable edit or memo on a form. > > > > Place two buttons on the form. 1 of each type of (enhanced or standard) > Speed > > button and a Pushbutton. > > > > In the OnClick eep of each button put the following code > > > > Pause 2 using .vTheVariableAssignedToTheEditControl > > return > > > > What happens is the standard pushbutton will display the value of whatever > you > > type in the Edit Control, but the Speed button will have null assigned to > the > > variable (unless you click the pushbutton one first which takes Focus) and > the > > pause will be empty. > > > > Because the (Enhanced or Standard) Speed button can't receive Focus (It > doesn't > > take a TabStop), the focus never leaves the Edit Box and the underlying > > Variable does not get updated to the Text Value displayed. > > > > So, Is this the behavior that is expected? > > I don't know. > > > > Desirable? No. My judgment is stilted because I fussed with it for a > couple of > > hours before I figured it was the Speed Button that was keeping the > variable > > assigned to the control from being updated :-( > > > > Can I Live with it? > > Yes, but would still like it if the Enhanced buttons would work like the > > Pushbutton. > > > > An acceptable workaround would be if the underlying TEXTVALUE of the > Variable > > Edit/Variable Memo/Variable RichEdit(when used in variable mode, not > filemode) > > would be accessible regardless of focus, meaning anytime you called > GetProperty > > <componentID> TEXTVALUE 'vVarToReceiveTheValue' , whatever was displayed > in the > > Variable Edit control would be updated to the underlying TEXTVALUE and > Variable > > assigned to the Control(if ANY)... > > > > This is far from a Show Stopper as I can deal with it using the > Pushbutton, but > > I would like to see (a few) Comments.. > > > > Mike > > >
