Ok i figured out a way that works, although its a bit ugly: A button As for why, my code is based on this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3798262/how-to-collapse-a-paragraph although i've been improving it. The idea is add or remove a paragraph block below the expander block based on the state of the expander. That + code to handle the copy to clipboard to convert the uielements to text (in this case, getting the header string of the expander) and the result is an interactive flowdocument with collapsing regions and copy support.

Ok i figured it out. It has to do with the Text property. It gets changed when the items get recycled, when scrolling the list, and for some reason the "HighlightPhrase" property doesn't also get set when doing this and apparently this isn't an issue because the value of "HighlightPhrase" doesn't change when scrolling anyway. It just works, now ;P This is what makes it work (note: "new" keyword usage because this class inherits TextBlock): public new string Text { get { return (string)GetValue(TextProperty); } set { SetValue(TextProperty, value); } } public new static readonly DependencyProperty TextProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Text", typeof(string), typeof(HighlightTextBlock), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(string.Empty, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsRender, new PropertyChangedCallback(UpdateHighlighting))); private static void UpdateHighlighting(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e) { ApplyHighlight(d as HighlightTextBlock); } See article for latest code: Highlight Searched Text in WPF ListView[^]

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Ok, i was able to replace half of the solution with wpf-acceptable code, i.e. for a separate stackpanel, which contained controls which i didn't want to steal focus from my textbox, i simply set that stackpanel to have this property: FocusManager.IsFocusScope="true", and what i understand this did was create a separate focus-tree/scope/thing so those controls would not be able to affect my textboxes focus. (source: http://wpfhacks.blogspot.com/2009/06/correct-way-keep-selection-in-textbox.html) But so far i do not see an alternative to the following code, which prevents the textbox from being notified that the window lost focus: #region WndProc in order to prevent the textbox from loosing focus when the window losses focus const int WM_KILLFOCUS = 8; protected override void OnSourceInitialized(EventArgs e) { base.OnSourceInitialized(e); HwndSource source = PresentationSource.FromVisual(this) as HwndSource; source.AddHook(WndProc); } IntPtr WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, int msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, ref bool handled) { if (msg == WM_KILLFOCUS) handled = true; return IntPtr.Zero; } #endregion modified on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 5:38 PM

I am actually the one who wrote the code linked to on StackOverflow. If you read the notes on this post you will see that i originally wrote the code so that it only used one instance of the SpeechSynthesizer object. This memory leak is very much a problem with the Speak or SpeakAsync method making the System.Speech object unusable in ANY project. If you run the code you will see it will QUICKLY cause Windows 7.0 (couple hours) to crash, and will cause Vista to crash after about 20 hours. I have both versions of the code linked here in a forum post on the MSDN site. http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/Offtopic/thread/ee7bd34f-20c2-4a75-9d5a-a0c5e7f1a9b2[^]

Ya i think your right :P Anyways i think i found what i was looking for: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms692402(VS.85).aspx

How about a way to just draw on top of any desktop program... not actually using a circular window that is always topmost above the most topmost other window? Wait!!! i remember i had a computer once where if you changed the volume using the keyboard, that some graphics showing the volume were drawn across the screen... i think they were visible even in a directx game... modified on Monday, October 12, 2009 12:18 AM

I've created a bug report here: https://connect.microsoft.com/WPF/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=486671[^] If you experienced the issue i described (please vote in the "Validation" box on that bug report), or found a workaround (then post it here and there also).

Thank you that worked perfectly :P

Hi , I am usign propertygrid in my application . I am using one class i that i m having " Caption " prooperty. i am I wrote this code to Keyboard UP left,right down keys to work . In that i am having the code to move the controls . according to below condition i am highlighting the property . Private Sub PropGrid_Enter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles PropGrid.Enter fGridEnter = True End Sub Private Sub PropGrid_Leave(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles PropGrid.Leave fGridEnter = False End Sub Protected Overrides Function ProcessCmdKey(ByRef msg As System.Windows.Forms.Message, ByVal keyData As System.Windows.Forms.Keys) As Boolean ' IN THIS i am having the code to move the control . If (keyData = Keys.Down Or keyData = Keys.Up Or keyData = Keys.Left Or keyData = Keys.Right) And fGridEnter Then PropGrid.SelectedGridItem.Select() Return False End If Now the problem is if i am entering caption for textbox then i use Keyboard up, down ,left ,right then Propertygrid is losing the focus . Textbox1.Caption = "ABC DEF " ' Here i amnot able to move the cursor using keyboard keys up, down ,left ,right to change the text of the texbox . How to identify the things ??

ya... i could decompile tooltip... recompile without the offending check... or i can just let this one slide lol

Thanks for that info.

FocusedWolf wrote: is their anything i can do to send the mouse click without bringing the window into focus. I don't think so. Depending on what your higher goals are, there may be better ways to achieve them. :) Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] The quality and detail of your question reflects on the effectiveness of the help you are likely to get. Show formatted code inside PRE tags, and give clear symptoms when describing a problem.

Simply you can monitor the LastAccessTime of a System.IO.DirectoryInfo Object.

Hi, I guess an elevated process can create EnvVars, but then it will have some trouble launching new non-elevated processes. IIRC there have been some CP articles on that topic lately. :) Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Voting for dummies? No thanks. X|

Ok been through hell with this, and starting to show progress: 1. i made a new WindowFromPoint function that effectively finds the window underneath. to do this i had to use api:enumWindows... whichs gives a list of windows in the correct z-order, and just filter the results to visible windows that don't match my programs handle... then just check which rectangle the mouse is within and there you go... it works 100% 2. sendmessage to relay messages is no joke as it would appear... pain in the ass would best describe it... apparently something is blocking any messages from getting through! my guess = vista lol. i tried using microsof spy to watch for any messages in a test program, and i placed my window above it... and spy showed no messages getting through... that's not to say "some" messages don't get through... i did notice doubleclicking on the taskmanager through my form did infact do what double clicking would do to it... but nothing in way of rightclick, or highlights... and the code that sends these messages is same... basically catch alot of mouse messages in my wndproc, and send them to another window... so i'm not sure what to do next. i need another way to send mouse messages :P

Bah, well, I made his code compile, didn't fix his problems. Call me an ugly patcher. ;) Life, family, faith: Give me a visit. From my latest post: "How differently the psalmist saw it! How blessed -- how truly happy with real joy! -- is the man who delights in the Law of the Lord." Judah Himango

FocusedWolf wrote: I want to only show this button if theirs a debugger installed... Look at the Debugger class, specifically IsAttached, Attach() and Break(). xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4 out now (27 May 2008)

http://wolfsfiles.googlepages.com/Capture.JPG[^] http://wolfsfiles.googlepages.com/Untitled.jpg[^] In both pics, it was only when right clicking on folders that this occurred.

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