[Gambas-user] How to populate a gridview from keyboard (closed)

[Dominique SIMONART]

Please, consider this thread as closed as the subject is no mare relevant

Dominique SIMONART a écrit :
> Benoît Minisini a écrit :
>   
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> it seemed so simple that I feel a bit stupid with that question, but...
>>> I want to fill a gridview with text coming from the keyboard, as in a
>>> crossword.
>>> I think I've to deal with the keypress event and the key.text data, but
>>> how can I identify the cell to fill. I cannot even see any cursor on my
>>> grid.
>>> I want not to use the mouse cursor because my fingers are on the
>>> keyboard all the time. I wish to define the next cell with the cursor
>>> keys only.
>>>
>>> Could someone give me a short sample or point me on the right direction?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for your help
>>> Dominique Simonart
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
>> Just implement the cursor your self. Create a class named MyGridView that 
>> inherits GridView. 
>>
>> In it, create an observer on yourself to catch the KeyPress event, and add two 
>> class variables (let's name them $X and $Y) to store the cursor coordinates. 
>>
>> Catch the Data event too to define the background / foreground of the cell: 
>> Color.SelectededBackground and Color.SelectedForeground for the current cell 
>> (Row = $Y and Column = $X), nothing otherwise (the standard colors).
>>
>> Then each time you move the cursor, update the $X and $Y variables, and 
>> refresh the old current cell and the new one.
>>
>> If you don't want to use the Data event, you must use the MyGridView[X, Y] 
>> cell accessor.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>   
>>     
> Hi,
> I've implemented the Xcur, Ycur coordinates in a inherited class and
> this is working now. In case this could be used as an example, I join
> the little test (9.2K) here.
> Now I've another question. It is not related with the subject, but it is
> illustrated by the joined code, so I think I've to keep this thread open!
>
> My new question is: I want to execute some code while the mouse cursor
> is over a grid (the bottom right one in the joined piece). Note please
> that no mouse buttons are involved here, so I can't work whith the
> MouseMove event. The code don't concern the grid itself but the adjacent
> ones. I can't either use the GotFocus/LostFocus events because the code
> has to follow the mouse curso position as long the mouse cursor is over
> the grid. I hope this is clear enough !
>
> thanks for your help,
> Dominique Simonart
> Dominique Simonart
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