Re: Re: focus problem

Nikos Bozinis wrote:
> I've stumbled on the same dialog focus problem when using a
> CDialogImpl-based (form) view inside a splitter within the main frame
> window. The dialog control that was last in focus doesn't get
> restored when you switch to a different application and back, instead
> only the first control gets the focus    

The dialog manager saves and restores the focus in its WM_ACTIVATE processing, so it doesn't work for child dialogs.

> one way around this focus problem is to manually monitor the active
> item as per Roger's recommendation. However I have noticed that
> normal (modal) dialog windows remember their last focus when used in
> this fashion, without any manual labor!   
> 
> any ideas?

Just forward WM_ACTIVATE to the child dialog :-)

-- 
Jim Barry, Microsoft MVP


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