DataGridview column does not receive focus on form activation

[Andrus]

Steps to reproduce issue:

1. Run code.
2. Enter some data to grid
3. Click other form caption
4. Click original form caption
5. Enter some characters

Observed: entered characters are ignored

Expected: entered characters must appear in textbox which was last active

How to fix ?

Andrus.

using System.Windows. Forms;

public class Test
{
static void Main()
{
Application.Run (new MainForm());
}
}

class MainForm : Form
{
public MainForm()
{
WindowState = FormWindowState .Maximized;
IsMdiContainer = true;
Form frm = new Childform();
frm.MdiParent = this;
frm.Show();
Form frm2 = new Childform();
frm2.MdiParent = this;
frm2.Show();
frm2.Left = 2000;
}
}

class Childform : Form
{
public Childform()
{
var grid = new DataGridView();
grid.Columns.Ad d(new DataGridViewTex tBoxColumn());
grid.EditMode = DataGridViewEdi tMode.EditOnEnt er;
Controls.Add(gr id);
}
}

[Berryl Hesh]

Re: DataGridview column does not receive focus on form activation

"Andrus" <kobruleht2@hot .eewrote in message
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Steps to reproduce issue:
>
1. Run code.
2. Enter some data to grid
3. Click other form caption
4. Click original form caption

Are you clicking on some part of the form that isn't the dgv? What happens
if you click directly on the control if so?

[Andrus]

Re: DataGridview column does not receive focus on form activation

Are you clicking on some part of the form that isn't the dgv? What happens

if you click directly on the control if so?

Clicking in control activates this control.
I need activation when form is simply activated, when modeless lookup form
is called during data enty.

Andrus.

[Berryl Hesh]

Re: DataGridview column does not receive focus on form activation

Try to set the focus to your dgv wherever you need to, something like this:

private void MyForm_Click(ob ject sender, EventArgs e) {
MyDataGridViewC ontrol.Focus();
}

private void MyForm_Load(obj ect sender, EventArgs e) {
MyDataGridViewC ontrol.Focus();
}

Cheers,
BH

"Andrus" <kobruleht2@hot .eewrote in message
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>Are you clicking on some part of the form that isn't the dgv? What
>happens if you click directly on the control if so?

>
Clicking in control activates this control.
I need activation when form is simply activated, when modeless lookup form
is called during data enty.
>
Andrus.

[Andrus]

Re: DataGridview column does not receive focus on form activation

Berryl,

Try to set the focus to your dgv wherever you need to, something like
this:

Thank you. I tried code below but problem persists.
Probably we need to activate specific textbox in some special way, maybe
remember and set cell coordinates directly?

Andrus.

using System.Windows. Forms;
using System.Collecti ons.Generic;

public class Test
{
static void Main()
{
Application.Run (new MainForm());
}
}

class MainForm : Form
{
public MainForm()
{
WindowState = FormWindowState .Maximized;
IsMdiContainer = true;
Form frm = new Childform();
frm.MdiParent = this;
frm.Show();
Form frm2 = new Childform();
frm2.MdiParent = this;
frm2.Show();
frm2.Left = 2000;
}
}

class Childform : Form
{
DataGridView grid;

public Childform()
{
grid = new DataGridView();
grid.Columns.Ad d(new DataGridViewTex tBoxColumn());
grid.EditMode = DataGridViewEdi tMode.EditOnEnt er;
Controls.Add(gr id);
}


protected override void OnClick(System. EventArgs e)
{
base.OnClick(e) ;
grid.Focus();
}

protected override void OnLoad(System.E ventArgs e)
{
base.OnLoad(e);
grid.Focus();
}
}

[Andrus]

Re: DataGridview column does not receive focus on form activation

Steps to reproduce issue:

Here is more advanced sample.
Last TextBox in grid is *not* activated when form is activated.

Andrus.

using System.Windows. Forms;
using System.Collecti ons.Generic;
using System;

public class Test
{
static void Main()
{
Application.Run (new MainForm());
}
}

class MainForm : Form
{
public MainForm()
{
WindowState = FormWindowState .Maximized;
IsMdiContainer = true;
Form frm = new Childform();
frm.MdiParent = this;
frm.Show();
Form frm2 = new Childform();
frm2.MdiParent = this;
frm2.Show();
frm2.Left = 2000;
}
}

class Childform : Form
{
DataGridView grid;
Control LastFocus = null;

public Childform()
{
ToolStripContai ner tc = new ToolStripContai ner();

grid = new DataGridView();
grid.Columns.Ad d(new DataGridViewTex tBoxColumn());
grid.EditMode = DataGridViewEdi tMode.EditOnEnt er;
grid.Top = 120;
grid.Height = 300;
Controls.Add(tc );
tc.ContentPanel .Controls.Add(n ew MyUserControl() );

tc.ContentPanel .Controls.Add(g rid);
this.Activated += new EventHandler(Ch ildform_Activat ed);
this.Deactivate += new EventHandler(Ch ildform_Deactiv ate);
}

void Childform_Activ ated(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (this.LastFocus != null)
this.LastFocus. Focus();
}

void Childform_Deact ivate(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.LastFocus = this.ActiveCont rol;
}
}

class MyUserControl : UserControl
{
internal MyUserControl()
{
Height = 100;
Controls.Add(ne w TextBox());
}
}