Custom button taking left click event from other controls? Topic is solved

[USB3pt0]

Hi,

A while ago I posted about creating custom buttons and was pointed to this. While it has worked perfectly so far and with the addition of the following code to its mouseReleased function:

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wxCommandEvent evt(wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKED, GetId());
evt.SetEventObject(this);
HandleWindowEvent(evt);

handles the command event for when it's clicked. But because it's on release, if a dialog is popped up in front of where the user clicked, any buttons at that position are also clicked instantly. For example, I have a wxTextCtrl that, when clicked on, brings up an on-screen keyboard. If a key is directly at the point where the mouse clicked the control, it will activate and enter a key erroneously.

I tried putting it in mouseDown, which changes it so the buttons are instantly clicked, but this causes a sizeable delay in pressing the same button multiple times if the mouse does not move at all. It also causes some other slightly undesired functionality as the user cannot hold the click and move their cursor off it to cancel.

Is there a way to make it so it the button won't be activated by clicking on another control? If not, as the intended device has a resistive touch screen, I can have the code in the mouseDown function.

[doublemax]

Set a flag on mouse down. Clear the flag on mouse leave. If you get a mouse up, but the flag is not set, ignore it. Then clear the flag.

[USB3pt0]

Perfect, that was exactly what I was looking for.

Silly me kept trying to sleep the program, change around the events, change the mouse position programmatically...use a Boolean to block the first key entered.

Never thought to use a flag in the events...

Thanks.