> Hi Alan,
>
> I suppose you could leave Autoedit= False and then put an
> IB_ActionEdit on the form and give it a ShortCut (F2 for example) and
> you will get what you want.
>
> Rade

>
>
> --- In IBObjects@yahoogroups.com, "Alan McDonald" <alan@m...> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Helen,
> > I've spent the good part of the night on this with no joy.
> >
> > key settings:
> > Datasource AutoEdit, AutoInsert= False;
> > No matter what settings for prevent, navigation, search, search hotkey,
> > showeditor, the grid remains locked from editing.
> > If the datasource is set auto True, then many different combos of
> the query
> > properties will change slightly, the behaviour of the editing but
> not allow
> > editing to be switched on/off ONLY with F2 and not just start editing.
> > There must be some other property which is conflicting.
> > I don't have rowselect on... can't think of anything else..
> > Alan
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: IBObjects@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IBObjects@yahoogroups.com]On
> > > Behalf Of Helen Borrie
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2005 11:30 PM
> > > To: IBObjects@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: RE: [IBO] IB_Grid settings
> > >
> > >
> > > At 11:17 PM 25/10/2005 +1000, you wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a requestlive query attached to an IB_Grid with the
> > > > > datasource set to
> > > > > autoedit.
> > > > > What settings are required to make the grid NOT automatically
> > > allow edits,
> > > > > but to respond to the navigate ngF2Edit option key?
> > > > > I'm trying to safeguard accidental edits but I don't want to
> > > chase myself
> > > > > around in circles making the edit via menu option etc.
> > > > > regards
> > > > > Alan McDonald
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >When gnF2ToggleEditor is set True.
> > > >When any editing key is pressed (e.g. alpha keys in an alpha
> > > field) in the
> > > >grid, the key presses are appended automatically onto the end of
> > > the field
> > > >value.
> > > >(nothing in the help file warned me about this)
> > > >Anyway - I need a way for key presses to not edit at all... and
> > > F2 to turn
> > > >the dataset into dssedit.
> > > >setting datasource to autoedit.False does not give F2 this
> ability - it's
> > > >never editable..
> > > >hmmm, there must be a way...
> > >
> > > I don't have time to write a demo but, since you're playing with
> > > this stuff
> > > anyway, set AutoEdit and AutoInsert to False in the ib_datasource
> > > and then
> > > fiddle with the gn* settings until you get it doing what you want.
> > >
> > > Helen
> > >
> > >
> > > >Alan
> > > >
> > > >
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