--- In IBObjects@yahoogroups.com, "Alan McDonald" <alan@...> wrote:

>
> > > quite, but tell me... autoedit turned on.. what precisely
> > > does F2 do other than nothing....if nothing prevents
> > > overtyping, there is no need to hit F2 to begin is there?
> >
> > F2 is the only keyboard way to move the cursor into a
> > particular position before you start typing (to insert or
> > delete text etc). ie. Just like in a spreadsheet.
> >
> > One inconsistency with spreadsheets is that just typing
> > into the cell adds on to the existing text rather than
> > replacing what is already there.
> >
> > --
> > Geoff Worboys
>
> fair enough - yes there are some little subtleties there.
> Alan
>

I had similar issues with this grid control.
Converting from a BDE app using TDBGrid controls I had full grid
column control with most cells being drop-down lists of values taken
from lookup tables.

Driven by commercial need to get the job done rather than a purist
need for perfection I ended up retaining the TDBGrid control but
linking it to an IBO Query - the only way I could find to retain the
F2 / Drop-down list functionality.

For later releases, if there is a better way using IBO controls I
would be glad to migrate fully.

Are there any reasons why my approach should not work?

George