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    Form focus after dropdown

    Under v8, if you set the field rules to pop up a drop-down list (or a table lookup without the drop-down), then once you have selected an item from the list, the focus returns to the previous form. This is useful for quick, keyboard-based data entry - jtst hit return, and you tab to the next field.

    In v9, this doesn't happen. As a workaround, you can code an On Change event for each field to wait for idle, then set focus to the input form. This works as long as you actually change the value, but if you decide you didn't want to change the value, and select the original one, the input form doesn't get the focus.

    It's not exactly life-threatening, but it could save a lot of frustration in heavy duty data input apps. Has anyone got a better workaround ?
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    Re: Form focus after dropdown

    Pete, the closest example to what you describe (that I could think of this AM!) is the Invoice form in AlphaSports. There, the table lookup field rule is used to permit the user to select a product for each line item for the invoice. There is no problem with form focus after selecting an item from the dropdown. You must be doing something differently? How about posting an example that we can see?

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      #3
      Re: Form focus after dropdown

      I had a problem with the field rule, drop list, force closest match. I would type in my choice, which it would automatically select. But when I would tab out of the field, the choice would go back to the first selection in the list. I changed "force closest match" to "Allow any entry..." and it works as in v8, i.e. it leaves what I typed into the field as my selection when I tab out of the field.
      Ernie

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        #4
        Re: Form focus after dropdown

        Ernie that sounds like a different issue than Pete's.

        Do you have the same problem in AlphaSports? I ask because "force closest match" seems to be working fine and dandy there. The table lookup field rule is defined for the Invoice_items table.

        My advice to you is the same as before. If AlphaSports works for you but your own app does not, you're doing something differently. Suggest you post a working model here so we can help.

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          #5
          Re: Form focus after dropdown

          Tom,
          My field has code on several actions taken doing calculations based on what was retrieved from the related set tables. Will do some more investigating.
          Thanks.
          Ernie

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            #6
            Re: Form focus after dropdown

            Tom, thanks for your advice. I've cut it down to the bare bones, and it's working fine, so yes I'm doing something daft. I'll look into it, & post the results (if it's not too embarrassing).

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              #7
              Re: Form focus after dropdown

              Had another go at it ...

              If I open the form with a "Normal" window style, it behaves fine. However, I was opening it as a "Dialog" (modal) window style, which is what I wanted for entering a new record.

              This is where the behaviour in v9 seems to differ from v8. In v8, a modal form keeps focus after selecting from a lookup, drop-down etc, whereas in v9 it doesn't (unless I'm still doing something wrong, which is entirely possible).

              I've attached a bit of the database where this is happening. It opens the "Entries (transfers)" form by default. Try pressing the "New" button at the bottom of the form - this opens the "New transfer record" form as modal. Now select something from any of the drop-down fields (Description, Transfer from, Transfer to). In each case the form loses focus, so you can't just hit Enter to tab to the next input field.

              It works in v8. I'm wondering if there is a flag somewhere that I could set to sort this out, but I couldn't see anything in system settings.

              Best wishes,

              Pete

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                #8
                Re: Form focus after dropdown

                Pete, this looks like a bug to me. I've been able to confirm your findings. The modal data entry form receives focus after the drop down choice is made in vers 8, but NOT in vers 9.

                Will report it for you.

                -- tom
                Last edited by Tom Cone Jr; 05-27-2008, 01:44 PM.

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                  #9
                  Re: Form focus after dropdown

                  Thanks for your help Tom.

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                    #10
                    Re: Form focus after dropdown

                    I have also noticed this problem with dialog windows...
                    Thanks,
                    Marc

                    I'm now using Version 12.4.4.4, Build 4335, Addin Build 4887

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                      #11
                      Re: Form focus after dropdown

                      Originally posted by Bonbon View Post
                      Under v8, if you set the field rules to pop up a drop-down list (or a table lookup without the drop-down), then once you have selected an item from the list, the focus returns to the previous form. This is useful for quick, keyboard-based data entry - jtst hit return, and you tab to the next field.

                      In v9, this doesn't happen. As a workaround, you can code an On Change event for each field to wait for idle, then set focus to the input form. This works as long as you actually change the value, but if you decide you didn't want to change the value, and select the original one, the input form doesn't get the focus.

                      It's not exactly life-threatening, but it could save a lot of frustration in heavy duty data input apps. Has anyone got a better workaround ?
                      this is fixed now. will be in next update.

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                        #12
                        Re: Form focus after dropdown

                        Great Service! Thanks Selwyn...
                        Thanks,
                        Marc

                        I'm now using Version 12.4.4.4, Build 4335, Addin Build 4887

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                          #13
                          Re: Form focus after dropdown

                          I second that. Many thanks Selwyn & team.

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