Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

[G Gabriel]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

Depending on how you load the form. Say you load a form from a main menu and whether that menu is a tree, a drop down or anything else that allows for a choice.
Or alternatively, you write it as an autoexec script.

[MikeC]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

But G,

Just when you load a form, test

How can this be done automatically application wide with a single code entry as was wanted? IOW, if this test has to be done on each form load, what is the difference doing it this way or using each form's OnKey event? Maybe my vision is a bit blurred? :)

[G Gabriel]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

Don't have the link handy, but someone asked a question I believe about window sizes. Same principal applies. Just when you load a form, test to see if the object (class) is a form, then attach the code to it.

[Al Buchholz]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

Gabe

Good idea about the event and the procedure to add to forms.

Do you have that link handy?

It would be a good reference for this thread.

[G Gabriel]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

I am going to make an assumption (as I said, I don't like to mess with original settings so I didn't nor will test any of this) that you would have to do same for all other classes to completely get rid of ctrl-E

Speaking of classes, doesn't v10 have new feature to create classes?

If you don't want to bother with either, here is another alternative:
Write a script to trap the CTRL-E to do nothing and place it in the onKey event.

Before you agonize that you have to do this for each form, you don't. In a previous thread I showed how you attach an event to any form, existing, non existing or yet to exist.

[Al Buchholz]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

Gaby

Please read all of the posts in the thread..

[gaby_h]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

If I take out the &, it does nothing, I can still use Ctrl E to enter a record. If I delete the Ctrl and the E (in the Accelerator), the Ctrl E is disabled for the current app and for any other app; it is not application specific.

[Al Buchholz]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

Don't forget about the toolbar too.....

[MikeC]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

Well, I had to try it of course......and it works but not by removing the & (actually does work the very FIRST time, but subsequently doesn't!). If you instead go to the Records menu item and edit the Enter new record entry say to use xbasic (And perhaps put a dim statement in--unsure if it can be saved without something in the code). Then Control+E does nothing on any form.

[Al Buchholz]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

To disable any shortcut key,follow the following steps:
1-Code tab->right-click any blank area->customize system menus/toolbars->customize menus
2-Choose "Form" then click Edit Menus
3-From the main menu items or any of its submenu itemsclick Edit, then remove the ampersand
3-Save

That's a great way to modify all of the menus for an application, but modifying the menu doesn't take away the functionality of ctrl-E.

Even you drop the system menu completely from a form, ctrl-E still enters a new record.

[G Gabriel]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

U R welcome though I hate to mess with original settings.

[MikeC]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

G,
Thanks for this! For some reason it did not dawn on me to do that. :o

[G Gabriel]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

To disable any shortcut key,follow the following steps:
1-Code tab->right-click any blank area->customize system menus/toolbars->customize menus
2-Choose "Form" then click Edit Menus
3-From the main menu items or any of its submenu itemsclick Edit, then remove the ampersand
3-Save

[gaby_h]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

OK. Thanks Mike.

[MikeC]

Re: Disable Shortcut Key Ctrl E

I do not believe there is....as the OnKey is an event which is dependent upon context (what form is in focus), there would be no way to trap it outside of any given form.

Unless there is a windows call that can be made which should override all....