At 04:59 p.m. 2/02/2013, you wrote:

>Using IBO 4.9.9 in D2010 and Firebird 2.5.x
>I have a TIB_LookupCombo (LC) for a text field inside a TIB_Grid (Grid).
>The combo box is in col 2. When a single mouse click is made to col 2 the cell selected is painted. A second click is required to show the combo box's dropdown button. A click on the button will drop down the selection list.
>
>I would like the dropdown button to appear when a col 2 cell is clicked, to show the user there is something here to be selected.
>
>I have tried several things without success.
>In Grid AlwaysShowEditor=True, EditLinksAuto=True. I know AlwaysShowEditor is for BlobFields.
>
>In LC showButton returns True and seems to do nothing visible.
>
>Any suggestions for me from fellow users?

Is the dataset certain to be in an editing mode (insert/edit) at the time? The dropdown is activated only in those modes...so possibly your solution would be to test dsEditing (and/or dsInserting, if needed) in the initial click event and put the dataset into Edit if it's false.

Helen