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From: eric@talos.npri.com (Eric Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: DECwindows list boxes absorb mouse events
Message-ID: <2296@talos.npri.com>
Date: 22 May 91 20:21:56 GMT
Organization: NPRI, Alexandria VA
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I have an application that interactively manipulates DECwindows objects
(it's a high-level object editor). There is a problem with list boxes--
they seem to be the only object that masks mouse button events from
the application. I suppose this is because the designers thought
applications would only be interested in the end result, an item 
selection, but in my case this poses a real problem. The only mouse
events that seem to make it through are motions across the parent when
the drag is started on the parent. If I click and drag on the list box--
nothing. Making the list box insensitive does not improve the situation.
Any ideas how I can get around this obstacle? Thanks in advance...


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