Q122226: HOWTO: Change the Method of Selecting Multiple Controls

Article: Q122226
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 2.0,2.1,4.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool _IK920 kbVC kbVC200 kbVC210 kbVC400 kbVC500 kbVC600 kbGrpDSTools
Last Modified: 29-APR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Dialog Editor, used with:
   - *EDITOR Please do not choose this product*Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit Edition* use 241, 265, 225, versions 2.0, 2.1, 4.0 
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, versions 5.0, 6.0 
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, versions 5.0, 6.0 
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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The dialog editor in the Visual C++ development environment selects multiple
controls only if they are completely enclosed in the selection box. You can
modify this behavior to include controls partially outside the selection box.

MORE INFORMATION
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To change the selection method in the dialog editor, modify the Windows NT
registry using Regedt32.exe or Regedit.exe. (There is no user interface option
for this feature in the development environment.) First close Visual C++. Then
use Regedt32.exe or Regedit.exe to select the Dialog Editor key.

For Visual C++, version 2.0, this key can be found as follows:

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Visual C++ 2.0\Dialog Editor

For Visual C++, version 4.0, the Dialog Editor key can be found as follows:

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Developer\Dialog Editor

For Visual C++, version 5.0, the Dialog Editor key can be found as follows:

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DevStudio\5.0\DialogEditor

For Visual C++, version 6.0, the Dialog Editor key can be found as follows:

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DevStudio\6.0\DialogEditor

Modify the value of NetSelectAll from 0 to 1 to enable selection of the partially
covered controls.

REFERENCES
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For more information about the Dialog editor and selecting controls, see the
"Using the Dialog Editor" chapter, or search for "Dialog editor", in the Visual
C++ Books Online. In Visual C++, versions 5.0 and later, use the Index to search
for "Dialog editor". Note that the feature described in this article is not
mentioned in the documentation.

Additional query words: selection controls

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Keywords          : kbtool _IK920 kbVC kbVC200 kbVC210 kbVC400 kbVC500 kbVC600 kbGrpDSTools 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbDialogEd
Version           : :2.0,2.1,4.0,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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