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Re: Canceling a popup event

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From: Marc
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:04
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Thanks, everything is working now.

Rds
Marc




"Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <no.spam@no.spam.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
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>
> "Marc" <info@mawnet.com> wrote in message 
> news:48468254$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
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>>      case WM_RBUTTONDOWN:
>>               TPoint PopupPoint;
>>               GetCursorPos(&PopupPoint);
>>               PopupMenu->Popup(PopupPoint.x,PopupPoint.y);
>
> There is a well-known bug in the OS that causes such code to not dismiss 
> the menu correctly if the user clicks outside the menu without selecting 
> an item.  To workaround that bug, you have to use this code instead:
>
>    case WM_RBUTTONDOWN:
>    {
>        TPoint PopupPoint;
>        GetCursorPos(&PopupPoint);
>        SetForegroundWindow(Handle); // <-- add this
>        PopupMenu->Popup(PopupPoint.x,PopupPoint.y);
>        PostMessage(Handle, WM_NULL, 0, 0); // <-- add this
>        break;
>    }
>
>> But sometimes the user does not want to select an item, but just
>> check which options are available.
>> How can I close the popup again WITHOUT the user clicking an option ?
>
> The user has to click somewhere outside the menu (once the above fix is in 
> place).
>
>
> Gambit
> 
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