Default Context Menu on Edit Control

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   I have a CXTPControlEditCtrl in a toolbar that displays a
default context menu when I right click on it.  I would like to
provide a custom context menu, but I am unsure how to do it.  If
CXTPControlEditCtrl was derived from CEdit instead of
CXTPControl I would know what do do.  Can anyone help me?

Here is an article on how to do it normally:

http://www.codeproject.com/editctrl/cmenuedit.asp

Thanks!

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mwest Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 13 June 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote mwest Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Default Context Menu on Edit Control Posted: 17 August 2005 at 12:21pm
	I have a CXTPControlEditCtrl in a toolbar that displays a default context menu when I right click on it. I would like to provide a custom context menu, but I am unsure how to do it. If CXTPControlEditCtrl was derived from CEdit instead of CXTPControl I would know what do do. Can anyone help me? Here is an article on how to do it normally: http://www.codeproject.com/editctrl/cmenuedit.asp Thanks!

mwest Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 13 June 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote mwest Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 August 2005 at 5:50pm
	My last post is absurd. I have been looking at code for too long. CXTPControlEditCtrl is derived from CEdit. Sorry about that. I did come up with a way to get the context menu instead of the menu pop up: 1. Make a custom derived CXTPControlEdit and the Edit Control class that CreateEditControl() will return (this class is derived from CXTPControlEditCtrl). See the User Guide: Chapter 4 - How to Add Custom Command Bar Controls to Your Application. 2. The edit control class (the one derived from CXTPControlEditCtrl) should override the OnRButtonDown() handler (ON_WM_RBUTTONDOWN()). 3. Then just call the CXTPEdit::OnRButtonDown() instead of the CXTPControlEditCtrl::OnRButtonDown (CXTPControlEditCtrl's method creates the menu that has Cut, Paste, etc... Take a look at the source for it.) 4. Override the OnContextMenu() handler (ON_WM_CONTEXTMENU()) in accordance with however you want your context menu to look. See http://www.codeproject.com/editctrl/cmenuedit.asp 5. Run it and you will see your context menu. Here are a few keywords for people searching for this solution: copy, paste, cut, toolbar, context menu, edit, right click, ShowContextMenu, CXTPEdit, ID_EDIT_CUT, ID_EDIT_COPY, ID_EDIT_PASTE, default context menu Edited by mwest