PRB: Clicking a Tab Does Not Activate Page in a Tabbed Dialog (129907)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
This article was previously published under Q129907

SYMPTOMS

When you click a page in a tabbed dialog, the caption of the Tab becomes bold. However, the page is not activated until the mouse button is released.

CAUSE

The page is activated in a two-step process. It becomes active when the mouse is released, which is when the MouseUp event occurs. This design provides flexibility by allowing users to drag the mouse off without selecting the tab.

WORKAROUND

If, as with tabbed dialogs in Microsoft Excel and Word for Windows, you want to activate a page as soon as you click the tab, you can trap for the MouseDown event on the page frame. Then locate the position of the mouse in relation to the pageframe, and activate the correct page by setting the ACTIVEPAGE property of the page frame to the desired page.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/10/2000
Keywords:KB129907
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