Try creating it as a window and add this option:
-dialogui => 1,
and see if that gives the functionality you're looking for.
-Pete
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hawley, Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 16:18
> To: 'Joseph Youngquist'; Hawley, Eric; 'Perl-Win32 (E-mail)'
> Subject: RE: Win32::GUI question
>
>
> No I dont have a button set as the default. I tried that
> just to see if for
> some wierd reason my Enter key was not working in that window
> but when I set
> the button as default the Enter key worked fine, left me kind
> of confused.
> Its like when I press the Enter key, the key doesnt work at
> all but works
> fine anywhere else.
>
> Eric
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Youngquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 4:12 PM
> To: 'Hawley, Eric'; 'Perl-Win32 (E-mail)'
> Subject: RE: Win32::GUI question
>
>
> do you have a button set as the default? If so, then the
> enter key will
> "click" that button regardless of which control has the
> focus. Other than
> that, I can't think of anything off the top of my head to look for.
>
>
> hth,
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Hawley, Eric
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 2:22 PM
> To: Perl-Win32 (E-mail)
> Subject: Win32::GUI question
>
>
> Here is my problem. I have created a Window box with three
> text fields which
> a user can input the information they need. I would like to
> have them be
> able to tab between fields instead of using a mouse. I found
> out that you
> should use DialogBox to do this so I did. The tabbing worked with the
> exception of back-tabbing (Shift + Tab, no big deal though )
> but in the
> multiline field, the return key would not work in order to
> start a new line.
> If I just create a standard window using new
> Win32::GUI::Window it allows me
> to use the return key to start a new line but doesn't allow
> tabbing. Any
> suggestions on what I might be doing wrong here. Code is listed below.
>
> $Data = "" Win32::GUI::DialogBox( <-- This
> line could also
> be Window instead of DialogBox
> -name => "DataWindow",
> -top => ($screen_width -
> $minwidth)/2,
> -left => ($screen_height -
> $minheight)/2,
> -width => $minwidth,
> -height => $minheight,
> -title => "New Project",
> -menu => $DataMenu,
> -tabstop => 1,
> );
> #single line field
> $Pname_input = $Data->AddTextfield(
> -left => 20,
> -top => 10,
> -width => 150,
> -height => 22,
> -tabstop => 1,
> -prompt => "Project Name: ",
> );
> #single line field
> $Mname_input = $Data->AddTextfield(
> -left => 20,
> -top => 40,
> -width => 160,
> -height => 22,
> -tabstop => 1,
> -prompt => "Member Names:",
> );
>
> #multiline field which does not allow the use of the
> return key to start
> a new line under DialogBox
> #but does allow it under Window
> $Des_input = $Data->AddTextfield(
> -left => 20,
> -top => 70,
> -width => 205,
> -height => 80,
> -tabstop => 1,
> -multiline => 1,
> -prompt => "Description: ",
> );
>
> Thanks
> Eric
>
> * Eric Hawley, Network Support Programmer
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> >
> >
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