[Gambas-user] combobox no longer scrolls with the mousewheel

T Lee Davidson t.lee.davidson at gmail.com
Sat Oct 7 22:20:02 CEST 2023


On 10/7/23 13:00, BB wrote:
> 
> On 8/10/23 12:03 am, Safiur Rahman wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Any input control should not get value without explicit input initiation. To write anything in Textbox, TextArea, Checkbox, 
>> Radiobutton or any other you have to either click the control or use spacebar/Tab to get focus and only then you can put value.
>>
>> The Read-write combobox getting value without click/focus on control and just by mouse wheel scroll over it caused unintended 
>> input of values and put us in dangerous situation for production level applications. If you have a combobox in form and you 
>> have a mouse with scroll wheel then you don't know what value the combobox will get.
>>
>> Check this video: http://safiur.com.np/gambas/combobox.webm <http://safiur.com.np/gambas/combobox.webm>
>> For example, I wrote something in the second combobox. Now I am at the centre of the second combobox. I want to go to the last 
>> combobox to write something leaving other comboboxes in between empty. How will I? If I scroll the mouse wheel to move the 
>> scrollview content area, the empty comboboxes will be filled. So I have to click scroll view slider on the right and drag it 
>> to bottom taking care no mouse scroll occurs while doing it.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Regards
>> Safiur Rahman
>>
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> 
> This is nothing to do with what I am talking about.
> 
> b

How is it nothing to do with it?

In your very first message, you said, "I used to be able to use the mouse wheel to scroll through combobox
lists." Safiur is also talking about (inadvertently) scrolling through the combobox list with the mouse wheel.


-- 
Lee



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