Re: Display question

["Booth Martin" <Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is a mouse button MOUBTN event that can happen when the user mouse
clicks single or double or left or right, etc. 
 
You could also mark the chosen field to be the first field for the
cursor(PC) and write the format and window at the same time. 
 
Here's a thing I've done in the past, and the users have liked it. I try
to make the screen into an event-driven screen where the screen returns to
the program after every field. Its fast, allows flexibility, and would
allow what you are seeking (unless the user tabs or arrows into the field). 
 
I've also tended to move away from those 24x80 jam packed screens and gone
more for a series of screens with one subgroup of information per screen. 
What used to be one messy unfathomable screen might become six screens, with
the page up and page down key moving the user back and forth through the
application. Much easier to teach to new users, plenty of room for
explanatory text on each screen, and a lot of room for changes and additions
Its also a LOT easier to maintain for the programmer. In the case you
speak of, I suspect I would have the field you are working with be a whole
screen by itself, and it would just appear in the flow of the application's
screens. 
 
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Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Date: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 1:36:03 PM
To: 'midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: Display question
 
Is there a way to have a pop-up window shows up when the cursor moves into a
display field? Or a way to execute a command, call or whatever, without
having a to press enter or a command key? I thought there was a way to do
that.
 
TIA
 
Jim