Re: Using mouse to scroll down a combo list

Hi Eric,

alt-{down arrow} will drop the list
press {down arrow} to move to the next choice
(once you press {down arrow}, you can press {page up} and {page down})
then {tab} to exit the control and move to the next...

"16 records per combo box"

if you have room on the screen, you can make ListRows a higher number

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efandango wrote:
Arvin,

Thanks for the reply. Yes. everything you said, I understand (already knew). But what I want is some way of having the 'highlight bar' move up and down by just using the mouse wheel and not having to move the mouse. There is a very good reason for this. I have numerous list of 16 records per combo box, and they all eventually have to be picked (it's a qiz thing). and after a while it gets 'tiring' on the eyes moving the mouse around, wheras it would be better if the hightlight bar just moved up or down.

I know this is not the 'standard' way combo boxes are supposed to work, but it suits this application better if I can get the mouse wheel to do the work.




"Arvin Meyer [MVP]" wrote:

Generally, if you drop the combo down and put the mouse pointer over the values, it will show a selection of the one under the pointer, after a short delay. Using the scroll wheel will move the combo's rows, and after less than a half second delay will show that row selected. Once clicked that remains the selection. With your combos showing the entire range of value, you should be able to simply move your mouse without scrolling. You should not have a delay in that case. You still need to click on the value you want. That's the way combo boxes work.
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"efandango" <efandango@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:7C55AD86-7847-4E73-89C8-A046105B5BE4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Is there any way I can have my mouse wheel scoll up and down the actual
contents of a list on of a combo box.

I don't mean the standard 'scroll the list' where the list just moves up and
down but stays fixed on the initial selection. Instead I want the mouse to
scroll through the different field contents highlighting as it goes until I
find the field record that I want to use. Then just leave the box, making the
last selected (highlighted) field content my chosen record. I have a finite
list of 16 records in each combo box, and at the moment, have the 'List Rows'
property set to 16.




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