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Re: Win32Lib: Disable Focusability

• Posted by cklester <cklester at yahoo.com> Aug 04, 2004
• 451 views

Derek Parnell wrote:
> cklester wrote:
> > How would I make a ListView unfocusable? That is, I want the list
> > to display normally, but I want to prevent any selection. If I
> > "disable" the list, it displays with a gray background and light
> > characters and it cannot be scrolled. I know there must be a way
> > to make it display normally, but just not be able to have selections
> > made, yet still scroll it. :)
> 
> What's the problem with making selections? You don't have to *do* anything
> when a selection is made. 

Well, I don't want my user thinking, "Okay, I've selected it. What can
I do with it?" Just a nice, plain, black text on white background list
that can be scrolled.

> Anyhow, there is no real easy way to do this.  You might have to catch
> selection events then deselect the item manually.

I smell a EuControl in the making! (Tommy?!) :)

-=ck
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