hotkeyset inside input

[AustrianOak]

is there a way i can set a hotkey to the 'enter' key when my cursor is active inside an input box. im asking this because it is frustrating having to continuously click a button to take action and would rather hit enter.

help?

[James]

So when you press enter on an input it will do something?

[AustrianOak]

thats what i want yes.

[James]

Easy

Give your input a name $myInput then on the case statement such as Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE do the same but Case $myInput.

[AustrianOak]

Thanks Jiim!

Thats been a nag since the beginning.

[James]

Thanks Jiim!

Thats been a nag since the beginning.

No problem

[AustrianOak]

@Jiim:

I found a problem doing it this way... :|

When ever I type text into the input and then go to drag the window around, it will actually "press enter" and input the data in the input even though I never pressed enter.

How can I fix this?

[Valuater]

show your code

8)

[AustrianOak]

Case $msg = $Input
            Func1()

[Valuater]

Case $msg = $Input
             Func1()

that cant be right, evertime you click the $input Func1 will execute

... with that much code i cant help.... and with that much code its really stupid to even think i could

... so = your-on-your-own

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[DW1]

If there is a submit type button available then you can use the $BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON style on that button to make enter in the input the same as pressing this button.

Description of $BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON from help file:

"Creates a push button with a heavy black border. If the button is in a dialog box, the user can select the button by pressing the ENTER key, even when the button does not have the input focus. This style is useful for enabling the user to quickly select the most likely option, or default."

[AustrianOak]

danwilli:

there is not a submit type "button" but there is a pic control i use for submit.

would the style still work?

[Valuater]

sometimes

8)

[AustrianOak]

just tried it, guess it doesn't...

GUICtrlCreateIcon(@ScriptDir & "\resources.dll", 1, 132, 61, 24, 24, $BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON)

Edited June 12, 2008 by nowagain

[Bert]

You could simply make the hotsetkey a combo of "z{ENTER}". this would mean when you hit "z" and the enter key at the same time, it would do what you want.

[NELyon]

Check out this example using Accelerators. Click on either input box, type something in, and press enter.

Clicking the button doesn't work correctly though. It returns the buttons text. Gotta work that out.

#include <GuiConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
$GUI = GUICreate("Test", 288, 150, -1, -1, $WS_SIZEBOX)
$hInput = GUICtrlCreateInput("Enter something here", 44,  20)
$hInput2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("Or enter something here", 44, 100)
$hButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Click or press enter", 95, 50)
$hDummy = GUICtrlCreateDummy()
Dim $hotkey[1][2] = [["{enter}", $hButton]]
GUISetAccelerators($hotkey)
GUISetState()
While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case -3
            Exit
        Case $hButton
            $hndl = ControlGetText("", "", ControlGetFocus($GUI))
            MsgBox(0, "Test", "You typed """ & $hndl&'"' & @CRLF & @AutoItVersion)
    EndSwitch
WEnd