Using mouse in Query, AREV 3.12, Win95 & Novell (AREV Specific)
At 26 JAN 1999 04:39:31PM Sarah Anderson wrote:
In our application, when users try to use the mouse in query mode, clicking will only work on the first few fields which are across the top of the screen. Is there some way to get Arev to work so that the user can use the mouse to click on any field in query mode?
our system:
Arev 3.12
Win 95
Novell 4.1
TIA!
Sarah Anderson
At 26 JAN 1999 06:14PM Warren wrote:
By Query mode I take you mean entering a '\' in the first key prompt of an entry window.
The trick is that you have to click on either the prompt label or within the prompt area. The problem arises if you have hidden labels, moved the labels to a non-intuitive location or have no edit masks to show where the entry area is.
You can repaint the screen and add edit masks to all the prompts (the underscore character or whatever you call ascii char(192) works well). You can write a program to add these into the Windows record.
Why not just analyze with prompts get used the most and set tabs on them in paint and the users can just alt-t/alt-y to them? This is a lot faster than using a mouse as they don't have to take their hands away from the keyboard.
At 27 JAN 1999 01:28PM Sarah Anderson wrote:
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Yes, this is what I meant.
ah-HA! It turns out the mouse *is* working, it just requires that the user click in different places, depending on the prompt. Sometimes it works to click within the prompt area and sometimes it doesn't. Unfortunately we're not budgeted to do any screen repainting, so this clunky situation will have to do. We do have tabs set already, so it beats me why they want to suddenly switch from the keyboard to the mouse. Thanks very much for your help, Warren!
Sarah