PRB: Cannot Use TAB to Move from Standard Controls to Custom (131283)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.0
This article was previously published under Q131283 SYMPTOMS
If you press the TAB key as you attempt to customize the Windows Explorer-style File Open or Save As common dialog box, the TAB key fails to move the
focus from the standard dialog's controls to the new controls specified in
the custom template.
CAUSE
The custom dialog box template failed to specify the DS_CONTROL style.
RESOLUTION
When creating a custom dialog box template to be used with the new FileOpen
or Save As common dialog, you must specify the DS_CONTROL style.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
With the new way of customizing the File Open or Save As common dialog in
Windows 95 or later, you can customize applications to
provide a custom dialog box template that adds controls to the default Open
or Save As dialog box. This custom dialog box is created as a child of the
default dialog box and thus requires a WS_CHILD style.
DS_CONTROL makes a modal dialog created as a child of another dialog
interact well with its parent dialog. This style ensures that the user can
move between the controls of the parent dialog and the child dialog - or in
this case between the standard Open or Save As common dialog and the custom
dialog provided by the application.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/11/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbCmnDlg kbCmnDlgFileO kbCmnDlgSave kbprb KB131283 |
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