Multiline edit control built-in context menu

[Jerry Muelver]

Where does the context menu for right-click in multiline edit control come from? How do I edit/modify/override it?

[Jerry Muelver]

Because, what I want to do is capture the right-click, and run my own SUB instead of the context menu. I would put things like "Right-to-left reading order", "Show Unicode control characters", and "Insert Unicode control character" in the top menu, due to their infrequent usage (like, never), in my app.

[Jerry Muelver]

Well, okay, then.... Maybe I can emulate the effect with Accelerator Key trick stuff.

Back to the woodshed.... 

[Ionic Wind Support Team]

Jerry,
You'll need to subclass the control and capture the right click message. 

Paul.

[Jerry Muelver]

"Subclass"?! You mean, like, Real Programming? Heck, Paul, I'm a story-teller, not a programmer! Although, it might be an interesting story. I'll look into it. Thanks! 

In the meantime, I've got it working with a Ctrl-D accelerator key (easy enough to reach with left hand on keyboard, for most folks), so you can hold Ctrl-D and click the mouse on the whatchemacallit to do the Jer-thing.

App is working well, only needs a couple more features tweaked. Now the question is, who in the world needs a mode-less standalone-wiki multi-page single-file text-editor, anyway?

[Jerry Muelver]

Jerry,
You'll need to subclass the control and capture the right click message. 

Paul.

Okay. Looks like I need to learn this. Start with Parker's OO tutorials? Something else I can look at? Jump in and edit ebstd.incc or somesuch?

[Jerry Muelver]

Hmmm... Like this: http://www.ionicwind.com/forums/index.php/topic,1389.0.html

Anything Sapero can do, I can do too! That is, if I were, like, ten times smarter than I really am.... 

[aurelCB]

What is subclass mr.Paul?

[pistol350]

this definition is not the best one could hope for,
but it helps to see clearer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subclass_(computer_science)

[barry]

Here's a fairly good explanation of subclassing.

Someone mentioned OOP but subclassing isn't an OOP term; at least not directly.

I've done it once to see how to do it although I haven't really had any need for it.  I found it a little confusing conceptually but nothing too terrible.  The actual coding was fairly simple.  I didn't use Ebasic so I can't show my little example, assuming I still have it.

Barry

[aurelCB]

Where is your like you said little example?

[pistol350]

Hi aurelCB!

This example  may not solve your richedit contextmenu problem but it is about subclassing.
hope that helps.

http://www.ionicwind.com/forums/index.php/topic,2437.msg20928.html#msg20928

[aurelCB]

Thanks 350 krypt is help me...

[barry]

I forgot to paste in the link.  Sorry.  Here it is:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/subclassdemo.aspx

Barry

[aurelCB]

OK