CommandBarComboBox on inspector toolbar (ol2003 + vsto 2005 se + X

[newToOutlookProgramming]

CommandBarComboBox on inspector toolbar (ol2003 + vsto 2005 se + windowsXP)
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I have created a commandbarcombox on an inspector commandbar via a OL addin .

I am facing this issue of loose-value-on-mouse-click v/s
retain-value-on-keyboard-TABOUT for the text entered in that
commandbarcombox .


(Q1) Any body any ideas on how to resolve this ?


(Q2) Is this a Microsoft bug or am I doing anything wrong ?


relevant code is :

using Office = Microsoft.Office.Core;
..
..
..
MyCmdBarCbx = (Office.CommandBarComboBox)MyUICommandBar.Controls.Add(
Office.MsoControlType.msoControlEdit,
_MyMissing,
_MyMissing,
cmdBarControlPosition,
1);

MyCmdBarCbx.Width = 120;

MyCmdBarCbx.Tag = MyEntryId + MyRandomNo + MyStrings;

Office._CommandBarComboBoxEvents_ChangeEventHandler MyCmdBarCbxHandler =
new Office._CommandBarComboBoxEvents_ChangeEventHandler(MyCmdBarCbx_Change);
MyCmdBarCbx.Change += MyCmdBarCbxHandler;



The control shows up fine on the toolbar.


After the user enters text in this control, it reverts back to the original
text if the user clicks somewhere else (such as the message body). Hitting
tab, however, preserves the newly entered text.

For the first time when the original text is null, then on-clicking anywhere
text reverts to null.


Why is this and how do I make this control behave like a textbox should?


Thanks a lot

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

That's the way it works, you can't change it. Until the user clicks tab or
enter the text is not retained. Look at the built-in combo's in the ribbon
or the Explorer toolbars and they behave the same way.




"newToOutlookProgramming"

 

[newToOutlookProgramming]

Hi ken,

did u mean this : " Until the user clicks (via mouse) OR tabsout (via
keyboard) , the entered text is not retained."

My issue is that entered-text is not retained when user clicks(via mouse).


Moreover, in OL2003, there are not a lot of places with comboboxes.

i see some dropdowns in default Explorer view in OL2003:

(i) "Current View" -> Messages, Last Seven Days etc
( this does not let entered-text retained on clicking)

(ii) "Look for :" ___________ (i typed sm text here and text is retained
after I click elsewhere)


thanks for your help
-manish

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

No, I meant that unless the Enter or Tab keys are pressed that's the way
things are, the text won't be retained and there's nothing you can do about
it.




"newToOutlookProgramming"

 

[Hiren]

I am facing the same issue.

Well, I just happened to check the "Find" snap-in that just opens up in the
explorer window, in there the text in the "Look for:" textbox seems to retain
its text even though the focus is moved out via. a mouse-click.
Need to know:
- whether it is possible to create such snap-ins through VSTO?
- whether that textbox is any different than the one in the commandbar?
Would appreciate any pointers.
- hiren.

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

MS has access to internal type command bar controls that can't be used by
us. So the behavior of built-in controls often can't be duplicated by
outside developers.

VSTO does not allow use of .NET controls in command bars. A 3rd party
solution, Add-In Express, does allow using .NET controls on toolbars/menus,
but then you have to use their framework and libraries to develop your
solution. Otherwise you can't do what you are asking.