Disable Mouse Scrolling on Forms

[Jeff]

Hi All

I have a form with a large text box on it (and some other controls) and if
there is a lot of text in the text box the user will use the mouse scroll
(as you would in Word or Excel) to scroll down to see more text. When the
user scrolls it actually changes the record to the next record (or previous
record if you scroll up).

I have this same problem happening on many forms (and subforms within a main
form). What I am wondering is how do you either disable the Mouse Scrolling
so that it does not move you to another record. I would still like the user
to be able to use the mouse scroll to scroll up and down within a textbox on
the form but I do not want the record to change when the user uses the
scroll button.

If you need any more details please let me know.
Any thoughts or assistance on this one?

Thanks to everyone for their input,

Jeff

 

[Ron2006]

The mouse scroll problem is the way it works.

Two solutions for stopping it from going from record to record.

1) Hardware / software. Change the mouse software but there is
apparently only one manufacture that has the option: (I am not sure
that this solution would allow wheel control of the text within a large
textbox.)

In this thread, you will see that he stumbled onto a hardware solution
to the mouse wheel.

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...fbeb557c94a9cc?lnk=arm&hl=en#bcfbeb557c94a9cc

Well deduced! It's the software for the mouse (and incidentally the
keyboard). The setup facility in the mouse software (not the microsoft
mouse
settings in control panel) has a "system default ,(intelimouse)"
option and
a setting called "enhanced scroll mode". It doesn't explain what
exactly
"enhanced scroll mode" is, but when that option is selected the wheel
scrolls
inside the form. When "system default "is selected it scrolls between
records. This is the case even when I connected a conventional (cable
and
rollerball) mouse. Might be worth talking with the manufacturers and
see if
they can explain. from what you've said there might be a whole new
market for
their product!

2) Disable the mouse wheel.

I use Lebans mouse hook, works really well!

http://www.lebans.com/mousewheelonoff.htm


Ron

 

[BruceM]

There is no built-in system for disabling the mouse wheel scrolling.
However, there is a system on Stephen Lebans' site (along with many other
fine utilities):
http://www.lebans.com/mousewheelonoff.htm

 

[Graham R Seach]

Jeff,

MVP Stephen Lebans has a DLL that works a treat:
http://www.lebans.com/mousewheelonoff.htm

Regards,
Graham R Seach
Microsoft Access MVP
Sydney, Australia