Re: Controls - Not receiving key messages ON_WM_KEYDOWN

From:
"Nobody" <Nobody@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:40:23 -0700
Message-ID:
<uVKXzr#wHHA.736@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>
Hi Arman,

Again, I've got no clue what your control is about.

That doesn't really matter. It is just a generic control. It really =
doesn't have to do anything.
Just register the class and call create. It's just that simple.
The control would do absolutely nothing, except block messages, =
depending on the Rect.
But, if you really want to know, it is a stupid Piano Contol.
It works great, except for minor problems with Tooltips and keyboard not =
working.

It beats the heck out of creating a bunch of classes and having to =
compile the whole thing each time.
I just make controls out of the objects, put them in DLL, add the lib to =
the project and I am good to go.
I did not forsee creating controls out of the objects beforhand, so what =
worked before when it was an object does not work now.
I am just stumbling along with the nuances of creating my own controls.

const MSG *CWnd::GetCurrentMessage();
Call this function inside [and only inside ] your handlers and you =

will get

a pointer to the underlying MSG structure. You wanted this, right?

Not particulary. I was just wondering what the inbetween step was.
How the Message Map Macro actually works.
It's different than how I implement Message handlers.

One of the best ways to learn MFC is to look into its source code.

Yeah. I guess I have to set a break point on the Macro.
Never put a breakpoint there before. (One of the few places...)
Then see what is going on.
It's not terribly important. I am just curious.

I am closer to figuring out what my problem is.
I posted another post as to my findings.
I think it has something to do with SetFocus(), I could be wrong.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms646312.aspx
I am closer to solving my problem, but just not there yet.

Thanks,

"Arman Sahakyan" <armancho_x@rambler.ru(donotspam)> wrote in message =
news:EAC7602E-57EC-4C85-8366-E48DD0603048@microsoft.com...

 
 
"Nobody" wrote:
 

Hi Arman,
 

Make your post more informative ...

I kind of try speaking to an audience, so I omit certain details =

which I see as being too trivial.

I am the overzealous type. I guess I speak too quickly sometimes. =

Must be the coffee.

 
Nice.
Fortunately, we all are human beings and not machines :)
 

What do you mean by saying 'in my control'?

Precisely that. I just learned how to roll my own controls, so I have =

been making a few controls.

It's kind of cool untill problems arise, but hey. I am learning.

 
Again, I've got no clue what your control is about.
 

Why not to use message-handlers instead of PretranslateMessage?

Because Message handlers don't work and in my case, and neither does =

checking for WM_KEYDOWN in PretranslateMessage().

I don't know if it is a Window Style issue or other.

 
If you did not mistype, then you did not override PreTranslateMessage. =

Make

sure you're function's name is corect.
 
 

Maybe you can tell me something about the Message Map Macros.
 
When I send/post and receive messages, they are in the format =

(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam).

When MFC receives messages, they are not in that format, they are =

more relevant. ex. OnMouseMove(int nFlags, CPoint point)

I am curious as to what is going on between the two.
 
This is the best I can figure.
Do you know if it doing something like this, which we don't see? Or =

something else that I am not familiar with?

OnMsgMouseMove(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
      CPoint point;
      point.x = (HIWORD)lParam;
      point.y = (LOWORD)lParam;
      int nFlags = wParam;
      OnMouseMove(int nFlags, CPoint Point);
}
It's not a big issue, because that is what I am doing. I am just =

curious to know how MFC does it.

 
Ok. The way MFC handlers present their argumnts is supposed to be more =

convenient than the standard 'WPARAM,LPARAM' way. Note that I say 'it =

is

supposed'. If you think you need those PARAMs, then MFC gives you the =

method

to get them;
const MSG *CWnd::GetCurrentMessage();
 
Call this function inside [and only inside ] your handlers and you =

will get

a pointer to the underlying MSG structure. You wanted this, right?
 

I would like to know how to make my own macros if possible.

One of the best ways to learn MFC is to look into its source code.
 
 
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