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  • _ _Flaviu

    Is there any possibility to catch shift + left key without mess up PreTranslateMessage ? I have tried this:

    void CGridCtrlExt::OnKeyDown(UINT nChar, UINT nRepCnt, UINT nFlags)
    {
    // TODO: Add your message handler code here and/or call default

    if(VK\_LEFT == nChar || VK\_RIGHT == nChar)
    	TRACE1(">>>%d", nChar);
    
    CGridCtrl::OnKeyDown(nChar, nRepCnt, nFlags);
    

    }

    I see TRACE message ... but when I wrote:

    void CGridCtrlExt::OnKeyDown(UINT nChar, UINT nRepCnt, UINT nFlags)
    {
    // TODO: Add your message handler code here and/or call default

    if((VK\_LEFT == nChar || VK\_RIGHT == nChar) && GetKeyState(VK\_SHIFT) < 0)
    	TRACE1(">>>%d", nChar);
    
    CGridCtrl::OnKeyDown(nChar, nRepCnt, nFlags);
    

    }

    I saw nothing ... can you help me out, please ? Thank you.

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    Jochen Arndt
    wrote on last edited by
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    It should work that way. But it will not work if those key combinations are "eaten" by an existing pre-translation. You may test that by using the first version with an extended trace:

    TRACE1(">>>%d, state %x", nChar, GetKeyState(VK_SHIFT));

    If the above is not called with shift key down, it is probably "eaten". Then you must use PreTranslateMessage or try to disable the existing translation.

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    • J Jochen Arndt

      It should work that way. But it will not work if those key combinations are "eaten" by an existing pre-translation. You may test that by using the first version with an extended trace:

      TRACE1(">>>%d, state %x", nChar, GetKeyState(VK_SHIFT));

      If the above is not called with shift key down, it is probably "eaten". Then you must use PreTranslateMessage or try to disable the existing translation.

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      _Flaviu
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      #3

      I was just made the same test:

      TRACE("%d|%d\n", IsSHIFTpressed(), nChar);

      but no, with shift key pressed, the keydown handler seem not calling ... I have to see what happen above this class. Thank you, and I'll come back with feedback.

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      • _ _Flaviu

        Is there any possibility to catch shift + left key without mess up PreTranslateMessage ? I have tried this:

        void CGridCtrlExt::OnKeyDown(UINT nChar, UINT nRepCnt, UINT nFlags)
        {
        // TODO: Add your message handler code here and/or call default

        if(VK\_LEFT == nChar || VK\_RIGHT == nChar)
        	TRACE1(">>>%d", nChar);
        
        CGridCtrl::OnKeyDown(nChar, nRepCnt, nFlags);
        

        }

        I see TRACE message ... but when I wrote:

        void CGridCtrlExt::OnKeyDown(UINT nChar, UINT nRepCnt, UINT nFlags)
        {
        // TODO: Add your message handler code here and/or call default

        if((VK\_LEFT == nChar || VK\_RIGHT == nChar) && GetKeyState(VK\_SHIFT) < 0)
        	TRACE1(">>>%d", nChar);
        
        CGridCtrl::OnKeyDown(nChar, nRepCnt, nFlags);
        

        }

        I saw nothing ... can you help me out, please ? Thank you.

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        Lost User
        wrote on last edited by
        #4

        I have just tried this and it all works as per the documentation. I can only assume that these keys are being trapped by the CGridCtrlExt control somehow.

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        • J Jochen Arndt

          It should work that way. But it will not work if those key combinations are "eaten" by an existing pre-translation. You may test that by using the first version with an extended trace:

          TRACE1(">>>%d, state %x", nChar, GetKeyState(VK_SHIFT));

          If the above is not called with shift key down, it is probably "eaten". Then you must use PreTranslateMessage or try to disable the existing translation.

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          _Flaviu
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          #5

          Strange ... I have checked if parent of CGridCtrlExt (CGridCtrl), has PreTranslateMessage, but no, has not ... more over, I override CGridCtrlExt::OnChar, CGridCtrlExt::OnSysChar, CGridCtrlExt::OnSysKeyDown, none of them tell me when I press the shift key ... weird ... I don't know where to search the issue ...

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          • _ _Flaviu

            Strange ... I have checked if parent of CGridCtrlExt (CGridCtrl), has PreTranslateMessage, but no, has not ... more over, I override CGridCtrlExt::OnChar, CGridCtrlExt::OnSysChar, CGridCtrlExt::OnSysKeyDown, none of them tell me when I press the shift key ... weird ... I don't know where to search the issue ...

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            Jochen Arndt
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            I don't know which CGridCtrl you are using. The keys may be also catched by an underlying Windows control so that you don't see the translator source. If there is some action associated, you should recognize it. What happens when pressing Shift Left/Right on a wide item? You may spend some more time for investigation or just implement your own PreTranslateMessage handler.

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            • L Lost User

              I have just tried this and it all works as per the documentation. I can only assume that these keys are being trapped by the CGridCtrlExt control somehow.

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              _Flaviu
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              #7

              Neither CGridCtrlExt has PreTranslateMessage, or something that could trap the shift key ... I can not understand what happen ...

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              • J Jochen Arndt

                I don't know which CGridCtrl you are using. The keys may be also catched by an underlying Windows control so that you don't see the translator source. If there is some action associated, you should recognize it. What happens when pressing Shift Left/Right on a wide item? You may spend some more time for investigation or just implement your own PreTranslateMessage handler.

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                _Flaviu
                wrote on last edited by
                #8

                "I don't know which CGridCtrl you are using" I am using this[^] one.

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                • _ _Flaviu

                  Neither CGridCtrlExt has PreTranslateMessage, or something that could trap the shift key ... I can not understand what happen ...

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                  Lost User
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #9

                  Do you have the source of that class to check? The only real answer is to use your debugger and inspect all the values that are set when the key combination is pressed.

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                  • _ _Flaviu

                    "I don't know which CGridCtrl you are using" I am using this[^] one.

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                    Jochen Arndt
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                    #10

                    I have not used that so far. But I'm quite sure that the arrow keys are used to select cells when the Shift key is pressed too.

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                    • J Jochen Arndt

                      It should work that way. But it will not work if those key combinations are "eaten" by an existing pre-translation. You may test that by using the first version with an extended trace:

                      TRACE1(">>>%d, state %x", nChar, GetKeyState(VK_SHIFT));

                      If the above is not called with shift key down, it is probably "eaten". Then you must use PreTranslateMessage or try to disable the existing translation.

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                      _Flaviu
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #11

                      I guess it is my mistake !!! : I already have an accelerator, shift + left key, on menu item command ... if this is the cause, is there any possibility to know in CGridCtrlExt, of on CDialog which contain this control, to know when I pressed Shift and left key ?

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                      • L Lost User

                        Do you have the source of that class to check? The only real answer is to use your debugger and inspect all the values that are set when the key combination is pressed.

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                        _Flaviu
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                        #12

                        I think I found the problem: [^].

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                        • _ _Flaviu

                          I guess it is my mistake !!! : I already have an accelerator, shift + left key, on menu item command ... if this is the cause, is there any possibility to know in CGridCtrlExt, of on CDialog which contain this control, to know when I pressed Shift and left key ?

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                          Jochen Arndt
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                          #13

                          If you have a global accelerator you have three options:

                          1. From the accelerator handling check if your grid control is active and pass the message to that if so
                          2. Add another accelerator table to your grid control
                          3. Use PreTranslateMessage in your grid control
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                          • J Jochen Arndt

                            If you have a global accelerator you have three options:

                            1. From the accelerator handling check if your grid control is active and pass the message to that if so
                            2. Add another accelerator table to your grid control
                            3. Use PreTranslateMessage in your grid control
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                            _Flaviu
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                            #14

                            I will try your first solution. I'll come back.

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                            • J Jochen Arndt

                              If you have a global accelerator you have three options:

                              1. From the accelerator handling check if your grid control is active and pass the message to that if so
                              2. Add another accelerator table to your grid control
                              3. Use PreTranslateMessage in your grid control
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                              _Flaviu
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #15

                              Because left/right key combined with shift/ctrl key are used to mark grid cells, I have chose to use F7/F8 key for my needs. Thank you all of you for patience and attention. Bye.

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