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jwfv · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 2:10 pm Post subject: [resolved] OnEnter event?

I have a data entry dialog that has 3 main elements: a combo, a list, and another combo. They are in that order on the dialog.

This is for rapid data entry, so I like the way the combo element can move the selection along in the list as the user types, until they get to the row they want, then they just hit Enter.

When the dialog pops up, I send an F4 keystroke to it, which activates the first combo element and then user just begins typing, without having to use the mouse. Then they hit enter, tab to the list, and make their selection using up and down arrows. Then they tab to the second combo, but the dropdown part is not "activated" so they either have to hit F4 or use the mouse to drop it down.

My question: is there a way to know when they enter this element? If there were such a thing as an event that would fire when the user entered the field, that would be great, of course. I thought of trying to capture the tab keystrokes with hotkeys, but I can't come up with a good solution. Has anyone else ever tried to do this?

Thanks -

Skit3000 · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 2:51 pm Post subject:

You can use the @focus() function with a timer loop to see which element has the focus... Smile

jwfv · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 3:08 pm Post subject:

Hey! That works great!

I am setting a variable the first time it gets focus so that it only sends that the first time it has focus. If they have to go back and forth between the combos for some reason, they will be using the mouse anyway.

Thanks for the quick reply and the good tip -