Select a tab, tab is selected, but interface is not updated, why?

[sfresher]

I used _GUICtrlTab_SetCurSel to select the tab, and also used _GUICtrlTab_SetCurFocus to set focus to the tab, but the tab interface is still not update, why?

What I mean is, for example, there are two tabs - Windows and Mac. Under Windows tab, it shows Windows XP, Vista; under the Mac tab, it shows OS X, Leopard. However, when I use autoit to select the Mac tab, it still shows Windows XP, Vista.

[martin]

I used _GUICtrlTab_SetCurSel to select the tab, and also used _GUICtrlTab_SetCurFocus to set focus to the tab, but the tab interface is still not update, why?

What I mean is, for example, there are two tabs - Windows and Mac. Under Windows tab, it shows Windows XP, Vista; under the Mac tab, it shows OS X, Leopard. However, when I use autoit to select the Mac tab, it still shows Windows XP, Vista.

The Beta version has a function _GUICtrlTab_ClickTab which will do what you want. If you don't want to use the Beta then you could copy and paste that function to your script.

[rasim]

sfresher

martin

I don't know how implemented tab selection in the beta version, but this fork for me:

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiTab.au3>

Send("#{Pause}")

Dim $sTitle = "Свойства системы" ;Change title name, because my OS is russian :)

WinWait($sTitle)
WinActivate($sTitle)
WinWaitActive($sTitle)

$hWnd = WinGetHandle($sTitle)
$hTab = ControlGetHandle($hWnd, "", "SysTabControl321")

$TabID = DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "GetDlgCtrlID", "hwnd", $hTab)
$TabID = $TabID[0]

MsgBox(48, "Attention", "Now we change a tab item")

_GUICtrlTab_SetCurFocus($hTab, 1)
$sResult = _SendMessage($hWnd, $WM_NOTIFY, $TabID, $TCN_SELCHANGE)

[sfresher]

Thanks a lot! It works for me. But I really don't get it, what does the following code do?

sfresher

martin

I don't know how implemented tab selection in the beta version, but this fork for me:

$TabID = DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "GetDlgCtrlID", "hwnd", $hTab)
$TabID = $TabID[0]

[sfresher]

Hmm... a new problem pops up. After I set the focus to the tab, I cannot use controlclick to click on a button that sits outside the tab, but within the same window.

How to overcome this issue?

Thanks a lot! It works for me. But I really don't get it, what does the following code do?

[rasim]

sfresher

But I really don't get it, what does the following code do?

MSDN

The GetDlgCtrlID function retrieves the identifier of the specified control.

In other words this function convert the control handle to a control ID.

sfresher

Hmm... a new problem pops up. After I set the focus to the tab, I cannot use controlclick to click on a button that sits outside the tab, but within the same window.

How to overcome this issue?

Show your code.