qwert Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 I'm adding my first use of a combo box to a simple data entry GUI. I pasted in the example from the help file (GUICtrlCreateCombo) and changed it to show the four choices I want the user to have. That much works fine. But I can't figure out these two aspects: How do I prevent the user from typing something in that is not one of my choices? IOW, I want the field to be "selectable", but not "editable". How do I cause the field to deselect after the user clicks on it and makes a selection? Right now, it remains highlighted. Thanks in advance for any help.
guinness Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 How do I prevent the user from typing something in that is not one of my choices? IOW, I want the field to be "selectable", but not "editable".Use the style $CBS_DROPDOWNLIST.As for your other question use the help file, there are plenty of examples e.g. look at the _GUICtrlComboBox_ functions. UDF List: _AdapterConnections() • _AlwaysRun() • _AppMon() • _AppMonEx() • _ArrayFilter/_ArrayReduce • _BinaryBin() • _CheckMsgBox() • _CmdLineRaw() • _ContextMenu() • _ConvertLHWebColor()/_ConvertSHWebColor() • _DesktopDimensions() • _DisplayPassword() • _DotNet_Load()/_DotNet_Unload() • _Fibonacci() • _FileCompare() • _FileCompareContents() • _FileNameByHandle() • _FilePrefix/SRE() • _FindInFile() • _GetBackgroundColor()/_SetBackgroundColor() • _GetConrolID() • _GetCtrlClass() • _GetDirectoryFormat() • _GetDriveMediaType() • _GetFilename()/_GetFilenameExt() • _GetHardwareID() • _GetIP() • _GetIP_Country() • _GetOSLanguage() • _GetSavedSource() • _GetStringSize() • _GetSystemPaths() • _GetURLImage() • _GIFImage() • _GoogleWeather() • _GUICtrlCreateGroup() • _GUICtrlListBox_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_CreateArray() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveCSV() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveHTML() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveTxt() • _GUICtrlListView_SaveXML() • _GUICtrlMenu_Recent() • _GUICtrlMenu_SetItemImage() • _GUICtrlTreeView_CreateArray() • _GUIDisable() • _GUIImageList_SetIconFromHandle() • _GUIRegisterMsg() • _GUISetIcon() • _Icon_Clear()/_Icon_Set() • _IdleTime() • _InetGet() • _InetGetGUI() • _InetGetProgress() • _IPDetails() • _IsFileOlder() • _IsGUID() • _IsHex() • _IsPalindrome() • _IsRegKey() • _IsStringRegExp() • _IsSystemDrive() • _IsUPX() • _IsValidType() • _IsWebColor() • _Language() • _Log() • _MicrosoftInternetConnectivity() • _MSDNDataType() • _PathFull/GetRelative/Split() • _PathSplitEx() • _PrintFromArray() • _ProgressSetMarquee() • _ReDim() • _RockPaperScissors()/_RockPaperScissorsLizardSpock() • _ScrollingCredits • _SelfDelete() • _SelfRename() • _SelfUpdate() • _SendTo() • _ShellAll() • _ShellFile() • _ShellFolder() • _SingletonHWID() • _SingletonPID() • _Startup() • _StringCompact() • _StringIsValid() • _StringRegExpMetaCharacters() • _StringReplaceWholeWord() • _StringStripChars() • _Temperature() • _TrialPeriod() • _UKToUSDate()/_USToUKDate() • _WinAPI_Create_CTL_CODE() • _WinAPI_CreateGUID() • _WMIDateStringToDate()/_DateToWMIDateString() • Au3 script parsing • AutoIt Search • AutoIt3 Portable • AutoIt3WrapperToPragma • AutoItWinGetTitle()/AutoItWinSetTitle() • Coding • DirToHTML5 • FileInstallr • FileReadLastChars() • GeoIP database • GUI - Only Close Button • GUI Examples • GUICtrlDeleteImage() • GUICtrlGetBkColor() • GUICtrlGetStyle() • GUIEvents • GUIGetBkColor() • Int_Parse() & Int_TryParse() • IsISBN() • LockFile() • Mapping CtrlIDs • OOP in AutoIt • ParseHeadersToSciTE() • PasswordValid • PasteBin • Posts Per Day • PreExpand • Protect Globals • Queue() • Resource Update • ResourcesEx • SciTE Jump • Settings INI • SHELLHOOK • Shunting-Yard • Signature Creator • Stack() • Stopwatch() • StringAddLF()/StringStripLF() • StringEOLToCRLF() • VSCROLL • WM_COPYDATA • More Examples... Updated: 22/04/2018
FireFox Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 Hi, I want the field to be "selectable", but not "editable". #include <ComboConstants.au3> GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 0, 0, 100, 20, $CBS_DROPDOWNLIST) How do I cause the field to deselect after the user clicks on it and makes a selection? $coMyCombo = ... GUIRegisterMsg($WM_COMMAND, "WM_COMMAND") Func WM_COMMAND($hWnd, $iMsg, $iwParam, $ilParam) Local $iIDFrom, $iCode $iIDFrom = _WinAPI_LoWord($iwParam) $iCode = _WinAPI_HiWord($iwParam) Switch $iCode Case $CBN_CLOSEUP If $coMyCombo = $iIDFrom Then ;ACTIVATE ANOTHER CTRL by ControlFocus OR GUI by WinActivate HERE TO SET THE FOCUS ON SOMETHING ELSE. EndIf EndSwitch Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG EndFunc ;==>WM_COMMAND Br, FireFox.
qwert Posted September 25, 2012 Author Posted September 25, 2012 Thanks, FireFox. That works just as described. I was able to add another input field just below my ComboBox, with a ControlFocus in the script where you indicated. But what if I don't want ANY field to have focus after the select? I couldn't find a ControlFocus=None ... and defining as "" didn't work. Any suggestions?
FireFox Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 You can set the focus on a hidden label for example. Br, FireFox.
qwert Posted September 25, 2012 Author Posted September 25, 2012 Actually (I've now found), the label doesn't have to be a hidden one. Changing focus to any label field deselects an input-type field. I never thought of trying that ... because focus implies that it's input-related.Thanks very much.
FireFox Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Actually (I've now found), the label doesn't have to be a hidden one. Changing focus to any label field deselects an input-type field.I never thought of trying that ... because focus implies that it's input-related.Thanks very much.Yes, HIDDEN or not it does not change anything, I read your text too fast and I though you said "what if I don't *have* ANY *ctrl* to have focus after the select?"Br, FireFox. Edited September 25, 2012 by FireFox
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