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How to prevent new Shell/Button from gaining focus ? [message #446997]

Tue, 07 December 2004 14:56

Florian Georg

Messages: 22
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

I've got the following problem:
while the user types some text into a StyledText control, I want to open
a new, small Shell (containing commit/undo buttons).
The problem is that the shell (resp. the first button inside it) gains
the focus whenever it is triggered to show up.
How can I avoid this ? Is it possible to make buttons that can be
clicked, but never gain the focus ?

thanks in advance
Florian

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Re: How to prevent new Shell/Button from gaining focus ? [message #447010 is a reply to message #446997]

Tue, 07 December 2004 19:43

Mani Ghamari

Messages: 33
Registered: July 2009

Member

Hi,

How about callin Control.forceFocus() on the StyledText after creating and
opening the shell? That would force the StyledText control to gain keyboard
focus...

regards,

Mani

"Florian Georg" <FGeorg@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:cp4gbk$td4$1@www.eclipse.org...
> I've got the following problem:
> while the user types some text into a StyledText control, I want to open a
> new, small Shell (containing commit/undo buttons).
> The problem is that the shell (resp. the first button inside it) gains the
> focus whenever it is triggered to show up.
> How can I avoid this ? Is it possible to make buttons that can be clicked,
> but never gain the focus ?
>
> thanks in advance
> Florian

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Re: How to prevent new Shell/Button from gaining focus ? [message #447011 is a reply to message #447010]

Tue, 07 December 2004 19:50

Fabian Wolf

Messages: 96
Registered: July 2009

Member

Mani Ghamari wrote:

> Hi,
>
> How about callin Control.forceFocus() on the StyledText after creating and
> opening the shell? That would force the StyledText control to gain
> keyboard focus...

I'm having the same problem,... neither setFocus nor forceFocus could help.
What could prevent those methods from succeding?
Both methods return if they succeded, so I guess a failure does not mean one
has to file a bug report...

> regards,
>
> Mani
>
> "Florian Georg" <FGeorg@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:cp4gbk$td4$1@www.eclipse.org...
>> I've got the following problem:
>> while the user types some text into a StyledText control, I want to open
>> a new, small Shell (containing commit/undo buttons).
>> The problem is that the shell (resp. the first button inside it) gains
>> the focus whenever it is triggered to show up.
>> How can I avoid this ? Is it possible to make buttons that can be
>> clicked, but never gain the focus ?
>>
>> thanks in advance
>> Florian

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Re: How to prevent new Shell/Button from gaining focus ? [message #447013 is a reply to message #446997]

Tue, 07 December 2004 20:25

Steve Northover

Messages: 1636
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

1) Use SWT.ON_TOP and Shell.setVisible() rather than Shell.open()
2) It's not possible to make a button reject focus.

"Florian Georg" <FGeorg@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:cp4gbk$td4$1@www.eclipse.org...
> I've got the following problem:
> while the user types some text into a StyledText control, I want to open
> a new, small Shell (containing commit/undo buttons).
> The problem is that the shell (resp. the first button inside it) gains
> the focus whenever it is triggered to show up.
> How can I avoid this ? Is it possible to make buttons that can be
> clicked, but never gain the focus ?
>
> thanks in advance
> Florian

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