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I created two listviews on a screen and want to be able to highlight an item(s) in both lists at the same time and then perform an action based on which items I selected. But, once I mouse click in either listview the highlighted item in the other listview can not be seen.

For example:

- List A is a list of PC Names

- List B is a list of UserIDs

- The user needs to select a PC from List A and a UserID from List B then click a button to signon to that PC

Is there some way to do this? Am I just missing some simple option?

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texan,

This used to get me every time until I realised what was going on! :shifty:

The ListView is created with the $LVS_SHOWSELALWAYS style, but for many Windows colour schemes the default Windows colour for the selected item when the ListView does not have focus is very close to the background colour of the ListView, so it is almost impossible to see. Try changing the background colour of the ListViews with GUICtrlSetBackColor and you should see the blue focused highlight change to a white highlight when focus is lost. :P

If you ever find out how to change the "selected but not focused" colour for a ListView I would be most grateful if you would share it with us - I have been looking for a while and come up blank. :x

M23

Public_Domain.png.2d871819fcb9957cf44f4514551a2935.png Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind

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ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columns
ChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listing
Date_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language used
ExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBox
GUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUI
GUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable frames
GUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView items
GUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeView
Marquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIs
NoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxes
Notify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the display
Scrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single command
StringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit text
Toast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area

 

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texan,

This used to get me every time until I realised what was going on! :shifty:

The ListView is created with the $LVS_SHOWSELALWAYS style, but for many Windows colour schemes the default Windows colour for the selected item when the ListView does not have focus is very close to the background colour of the ListView, so it is almost impossible to see. Try changing the background colour of the ListViews with GUICtrlSetBackColor and you should see the blue focused highlight change to a white highlight when focus is lost. :P

If you ever find out how to change the "selected but not focused" colour for a ListView I would be most grateful if you would share it with us - I have been looking for a while and come up blank. :x

M23

M23, that was the solution. Thanks!
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texan,

My pleasure. :x

Could I ask that when you reply you use the "Add Reply" button at the top and bottom of the page rather then the "Reply" button in the post itself. That way you do not get the contents of the previous post quoted in your reply and the whole thread becomes easier to read. :P

M23

Public_Domain.png.2d871819fcb9957cf44f4514551a2935.png Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind

Open spoiler to see my UDFs:

Spoiler

ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columns
ChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listing
Date_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language used
ExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBox
GUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUI
GUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable frames
GUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView items
GUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeView
Marquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIs
NoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxes
Notify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the display
Scrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single command
StringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit text
Toast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area

 

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