Tool window doesn't highlight correctly from another control

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Posted 17 years ago by Anthony Martin
Version: 2.0.73
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I have a main form that contains a custom user control that contains a treelist. This custom treelist has a dockManager property that is a reference to the main form's dockManager.

Each treelist node populates it's Tag property with a reference to an individual toolwindow. When I click on the node, what should happen is the toolWindow gets activated similar to what happens in a Window menu's Window List. My Window List works fine but not the treenode and it's similar code.

If the window is docked and I click the node, the tool window doesn't get highlighted. I double check my Windows list and it's menu item isn't checked.

However, if I undock the window and click the node, the tool window is brought to the front but not active.

Is there something special I need to do?

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Posted 17 years ago by Actipro Software Support - Cleveland, OH, USA
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How are you showing the tool window when the node is clicked? Like what code are you using?


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Posted 17 years ago by Anthony Martin
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I'm using toolWindow.Activate(). I figured out that the problem is that the TreeView has the application focus. After I use the Activate command, I'm trying to use toolWindow.Focus() and that didn't work.
Posted 17 years ago by Actipro Software Support - Cleveland, OH, USA
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ToolWindow.Activate will set focus to the tool window. Perhaps something like the mouse up of your click is recapturing it to the TreeView? Maybe try handling the MouseUp event instead of MouseDown or Click or whatever you are using now.


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The latest build of this product (v24.1.0) was released 1 month ago, which was after the last post in this thread.

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