Trouble focussing

[Nicolas Poirier]

I have a simple application with one form containing one MonthView control
and a command button labeled "Close" whose only action is to call "End".
It's ennoying to click on a specific date and then have to click thice on
"Close" button to be able to activate the "End".
The first click does bring the focus on the button and the second activates
it.
It should be activated on first click.
I think calling "SetFocus" on each click on the calendar is not a neat
solution.
I've met this ennoyance in many of my programs.

Does anybody have came up with a way to deal with this double click
ennoyance?

Thank you
Nicolas Poirier

[Bob Butler]

"Nicolas Poirier" <ni***********@tlb.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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I have a simple application with one form containing one MonthView
control and a command button labeled "Close" whose only action is to
call "End".
FWIW, the only action in a Close button event should be "Unload Me". The
End statement is *never* needed in a VB application and can cause harm if
used to end an app before all cleanup has been done. It's nearly impossible
to use End completely safely. Don't use it.
It's ennoying to click on a specific date and then have
to click thice on "Close" button to be able to activate the "End".
The first click does bring the focus on the button and the second
activates it.
It should be activated on first click.
I think calling "SetFocus" on each click on the calendar is not a neat
solution.
I've met this ennoyance in many of my programs.

Does anybody have came up with a way to deal with this double click
ennoyance?

It's a bug with the MonthView so you've either got to not use that control
or work around it somehow.

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[Dmitriy Antonov]

Yes it's a bug. See this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;191859
"Nicolas Poirier" <ni***********@tlb.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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I have a simple application with one form containing one MonthView control
and a command button labeled "Close" whose only action is to call "End".
It's ennoying to click on a specific date and then have to click thice on
"Close" button to be able to activate the "End".
The first click does bring the focus on the button and the second
activates
it.
It should be activated on first click.
I think calling "SetFocus" on each click on the calendar is not a neat
solution.
I've met this ennoyance in many of my programs.

Does anybody have came up with a way to deal with this double click
ennoyance?

Thank you
Nicolas Poirier

[Dave]

You can use the mouse down event on the command button instead of the click
event to action on the first press. You'll also need some the code in the
Click event for keyboard users. You may need some logic to prevent double
presses.

Another plan is to design your own calendar control, that way if you use XP
themes the calendar doesn't look so out of place.

Regards
Dave O.

"Nicolas Poirier" <ni***********@tlb.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:Pi********************@news20.bellglobal.com. ..

I have a simple application with one form containing one MonthView control
and a command button labeled "Close" whose only action is to call "End".
It's ennoying to click on a specific date and then have to click thice on
"Close" button to be able to activate the "End".
The first click does bring the focus on the button and the second
activates
it.
It should be activated on first click.
I think calling "SetFocus" on each click on the calendar is not a neat
solution.
I've met this ennoyance in many of my programs.

Does anybody have came up with a way to deal with this double click
ennoyance?

Thank you
Nicolas Poirier