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Q140157: How to Right-Click by Using the Keyboard in Visual FoxPro

Article: Q140157
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 10-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SUMMARY
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There are several mouse enhancement utilities for the Windows environment that
allow the right mouse button to be reassigned to another function, such as a
double-click event. While enabling this feature may greatly improve
productivity, it also prevents the right mouse button from invoking the context
menus found throughout the Visual FoxPro user interface.

Although one solution is to purchase a three button mouse and assign the
double-click functionality to the middle button, you can avoid this by using the
ON KEY LABEL and MOUSE commands. The following command, placed in Vfpstart.prg
program or at the beginning of an application defines a specific keyboard
combination to mimic a right-click in order to bring up the appropriate menu for
each object.

MORE INFORMATION
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Visual FoxPro now provides the ability to perform mouse actions programmatically
by using the MOUSE command. The desired action is specified by CLICK, DBLCLICK,
or DRAG TO clauses while the button to press is indicated by LEFT, MIDDLE, or
RIGHT clauses.

In this example, the key combination of CTRL+SPACEBAR is used as a surrogate
right-click, and the ON KEY LABEL command is initiated within VFPSTART so that
it is available throughout the development session.

Step-by-Step Example
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1. Open the Vfpstart.prg program file found in the Vfp directory.

2. Insert a new line following the #define lines, and add this line:

     ON KEY LABEL ctrl+spacebar MOUSE CLICK RIGHT

3. Save the program

Note that the command will not take effect until VFPSTART is recompiled and run.
To put the command in effect immediately, run VFPSTART or repeat the command in
the Command window.

Additional query words: VFoxWin redefine alternate

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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