Thanks

Thanks Guys
I am going to experiment/play with both ideas

dave

I understand that I can introduce a "addNativeMessageHandler(onNative)" and then detect and act on key presses that way...such as this code to detect a keydown and keyup events for the left shift key: implement keyDown inherits formWindow open core, vpiDomains clauses display(Parent) = Form :- Form ...

I cant seem to capture a "onKeyDown" event. I contstruct a simle form called "keyDown", that has both a "setKeyDownResponder" and a "setCharResponder" implement keyDown inherits formWindow open core, vpiDomains clauses display(Parent) = Form :- Form = new(Parent), Form:show(). clauses new(Parent) :-...

Perfect, thanks!

Guys Can the color background of a standard control, specificlly static text control, be modified? I am reading the disscussions, many answers that refer to "next versions" that have probably been implemented in my 9.01 CE. After standard creation here: generatedInitialize() :- setText("eventDispCtr...

vip 9?
cant wait.
dp

Guys Can you advise on how to send email from within VIP8CE program? I have included the "sendMail_smtp" class in my project. I have placed the code: predicates onHelpTestemail : window::menuItemListener. clauses onHelpTestemail(_Source, _MenuTag) :- MailServer = sendMail_smtp::new("smtp.googlemail....

Guys Is it possible to identify the calling object and callback back to it from a created object? Example: 1) From within Taskwindow create object O1 that belongs to class C1. 2) From within Taskwindow create object O2 that belongs to different class C2 now... 3) Both O1 and O2 each create objects O...

Guys No changes to generatedInitialize . Let me restate the steps: 1) move the declaration of " grid_vmove_cells_area " to vpiGrid.cl 2) Add listener " addVScrollListener(onVScroll)] " to the constructor new(Parent) in childDialog.pro new(Parent) :- dialog::new(Parent), generatedInitialize(), This:a...

OK, if interested, I got it. 1) move the declaration of "grid_vmove_cells_area" to vpiGrid.cl 2) Add listener " addVScrollListener(onVScroll)" to the clause " generatedInitialize()" in childDialog.pro 3) add the clause "onVScroll" to handle the scroll event onVScroll(Source, ScrollCode, ThumbPositio...

Guys
Can you advise on how to introduced scrolling the GRID by mouse wheel events in the Grid example distributed with v8.+. I have scoured the forum with no luck.

Thanks in advance
Dave Plummer

perfect!
Thanks

how do I get the vpiDomains::menuTag from the resourceidentifier defined in the IDE?

thanks in advance
dave

Thanks for this excellent reply!