how to set default focus on a button when creating a gui

[dwaynek]

when creating a gui, how do i set a button as the default focus (eg the OK button) so that when the gui is shown, the default focus is on the ok button and when i press ENTER it activates it as if it was clicked on.

this is my sample code. when the gui is shown, the focus seems to be on the ok button but when i press ENTER nothing happens which isn't the expected result.

$GUI = GUICreate("chkonejav", 500, 200)
    Local $Input1 = GUICtrlCreateEdit("Enter url", 10, 10, 480, 150, $ES_MULTILINE)
    GUICtrlSetData($Input1, $clip)
    $OKbut = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK", 10, 170, 50, 25)
    ; Create a checkbox control.
    Local $idCheckbox = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Bypass?", 70, 170, 185, 25)

    ; Display the GUI.
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $GUI)

    _WinAPI_SetFocus(ControlGetHandle("chkonejav", "", $OKbut)) ; sets default focus on ok button

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    While 1
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $OKbut
                ExitLoop
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                Exit
            Case $idCheckbox
                If _IsChecked($idCheckbox) Then
                    ;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "The checkbox is checked.", 0, $GUI)
                    Local $bypass=1
                Else
                    ;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "The checkbox is not checked.", 0, $GUI)
                    Local $bypass=0
                EndIf
        EndSwitch
    WEnd

 

[Musashi]

One way :

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
[...]
$OKbut = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK", 10, 170, 50, 25, $BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON)
[...]

or :

[...]
$OKbut = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK", 10, 170, 50, 25)
GUICtrlSetState($OKbut, $GUI_FOCUS)
[...]

EDIT : You don't need the line _WinAPI_SetFocus... anymore

Edited May 22, 2021 by Musashi
typo

[dwaynek]

cool! thanks!

[JockoDundee]

@dwaynek, looks like a clear question with a clear answer.

You should vote up @Musashi and mark his post as the solution.