Re: Disabling a listbox, yet keep scrolling functional...

From:
"Tom Serface" <tom.nospam@camaswood.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:55:14 -0700
Message-ID:
<22A579F4-1E98-46FE-945E-F589891136EC@microsoft.com>
You could set the selection type to None and the Notify style to false so no
messages will be sent. I think this will leave scrolling enabled and give
you want you want (a scrollable list with no selection possible).

Tom

"someone else" <someone else@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3369B21B-B43E-4C7C-8F63-2A85E17A2C43@microsoft.com...

I've tried many programmatic attempts to disable a listbox (created using
the
wizard), while keeping the scrolling functional. Now surely Microsoft
considered this a quite likely use case - allowing the user to see ALL the
contents, but having them non-selectable and the box greyed out as a
visual
cue - so I assume a straightforward way exists (i.e., one without having
to
take over drawing, etc.).

I'll tell you what doesn't work, e.g.: disabling the control, followed by
calling the CWnd base class EnableScrollBar function with the appropriate
arguments.

Using C++.

Thanks to anyone with the info.

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