PRB: Cannot Change Mouse Pointer for Non-Active Cells in Grid

ID: Q130863

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

You can change the mouse pointer property for controls like the Text1 box under columns in a grid, but the change is only reflected for the active cell in that column. Inactive cells in that column still show the default mouse pointer (cursor). The default mouse pointer depends on the type of control in the grid column.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The following table lists the controls that can be displayed in grid columns and the default mouse pointers associated with those controls:

Control Type      Default Mouse Pointer

text box          I beam
combo box         I beam
logical           arrow
spinner           arrow
edit box          arrow
list box          arrow
option buttons    arrow
check box         arrow

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a form, and add a table to the data environment.

2. Drag the table header to the form to create a grid.

3. Select grid1 in the property sheet.

3. Change the column count property of the grid to 2.

4. Assign the controlsource property of columns 1 and 2 to some field.

5. Select text1 under column 1.

6. Scroll to the mousepointer property. Choose arrow from the list.

7. Run the form.

The mouse pointer over column 1 of the grid shows as an I beam if the cell has not been selected. If a cell is selected in column 1, the mouse pointer shows as an arrow over that cell and shows as the default I beam over the other cells in that column. When the active cell is in column 2, the pointer is an I beam over it because no change was made to the mousepointer property for text1 under column 2.

If text1 under column 2 is replaced with edit1, the default cursor for the column becomes an arrow. If the mouse pointer is changed to an icon, the only place the icon appears is over the scroll bars of the active edit box field. In all other places, the pointer remains an arrow for that column. The effect of the changing the mousepointer property depends on the type of control selected for a column.

NOTE: Controls are added to grid columns by clicking the control in the form toolbox and then clicking the column.