[RESOLVED] Back Color on Focus

[MacShand]

Hi

When DataGridView1 has focus, ie, the user is entering data, i'd like tool strip 6 to be color.Firebrick

and when somewhere else on the form is clicked, toolstrip 6 should be color.gray

Private Sub DataGridView1_GotFocus(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellEventArgs) Handles DataGridView1.GotFocus
        ToolStrip6.BackColor = Color.Firebrick

    End Sub

this code doesnt seem to work...any help is welcome

[vbfbryce]

Is your issue that it doesn't change to "firebrick," or that it doesn't change back to gray?

Do you have a "LostFocus" sub that changes it back?

[MacShand]

Hi! The issue is that it doesn't change to firebrick to begin with. I have the "lost focus" sub but can't check that until the first one works.

[vbfbryce]

I tried to emulate what you're doing. I put a textbox, a toolstrip and a datagrid on a form (in that order). I changed the toolstrip name to TS, but left the others as their default.

This code does what you're attempting. See if it works for you when you tab through the controls:

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub DataGridView1_GotFocus(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles DataGridView1.GotFocus
        Me.Text = "Focus"
        TS.BackColor = Color.Red
    End Sub

    Private Sub DataGridView1_LostFocus(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles DataGridView1.LostFocus
        TS.BackColor = Color.Gray
    End Sub
End Class

PS: I used red as an example, but it works with firebrick, too.

[MacShand]

That's it working! Many thanks indeed!

[vbfbryce]

You're welcome. Glad to have helped!

Just out of curiosity, what did you change?

[MacShand]

the only thing i changed was the tool strip name, changed it to "TS" as in the code, and that seemed to click it over...i should really have changed it earlier :S

[MacShand]

interestingly, i've now got the same problem with a web browser control...i've changed the name and it won't work...wonder what the problem is with that...

[vbfbryce]

Try creating a different event after you changed the name. Some of the experts will explain this better than I will, but, when you change the name of a control after you already have events associated with it, something gets messed up with the syntax in your existing event.

That doesn't sound very clear...