FirstVisibleItem takes an Index, not a string. The Index is zero-based, as Dave said. The points are
a) if you want a specific entry to be selected by default, so that the user can change is if she wants and leave it if she doesn't, then you want $LB->Select(), not FirstVisibleItem. b) use $LB->FirstVisibleItem($LB->SelectedItem()) to make sure the selected entry is not scrolled out of view. c) if you sort the entries in your listbox, $LB->Select(0) does not select the item you inserted first, but the first item in the sort order. d) user $LB->FindString($entry) to get the zero-based index of $entry, for use in other methods like Select of FirstVisibleItem. Have fun, Harald > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sonntag, 3. Juni 2001 06:04 > To: perl-win32-gui-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: RE: [perl-win32-gui-users] showing firstvisible in a > combo box > > > I'm not sure this is the best way, but what I would do is change > > $bftextdecdd->FirstVisibleItem(); > to > $bftextdecdd->Select(0); > > That will automatically select the first element in your list. > ( it is 0 because combobox uses a 0-based index to reference the items > in the list ). > > > Hope that helps. > > Dave McLaughlin > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Chris Etzel > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 1:56 AM > To: perl-win32-gui-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [perl-win32-gui-users] showing firstvisible in a combo box > > > Hey, > > I have this code, and I want to make the word 'none' from the list > visible by default and then the user can choose something else if they > want. I have looked through the docs and have tried > FirstVisibleItem but > no luck. Any help appreciated! > > Chris > > $bftextdecdd=$Win1->AddCombobox( > -name=>"bftextdecdd", > -width=>100, > -height=>100, > -tabstop=>1, > -top=>242, > -left=>370, > -style=> WS_VISIBLE | WS_SCROLL | 3 > ); > > $bftextdecdd->InsertItem("none"); > $bftextdecdd->InsertItem("blink"); > $bftextdecdd->InsertItem("line-through"); > $bftextdecdd->InsertItem("underline"); > $bftextdecdd->InsertItem("overline"); > #$bftextdecdd->FirstVisibleItem(); how the hell do I show > 'none' as > #first visible by default? > > sub bftextdecdd_Change{ > > $bftextdecdd->Text($bftextdecdd->GetString($bftextdecdd->Selec > tedItem)); > } > > > > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Win32-GUI-Users mailing list > Perl-Win32-GUI-Users@lists.sourceforge.net > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perl-win32-gui-users > > > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Win32-GUI-Users mailing list > Perl-Win32-GUI-Users@lists.sourceforge.net > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perl-win32-gui-users >