Is it possible to disable the double click event of a control?

[Paul282]

I'd like the user to be able to click very quickly on a variey of controls (like labels etc) and catch the mouse up and down events (or click).

BUT, if the user clicks too quickly the double click event fires, skips the mouse down and then processors the mouse up!

so clicking 5 times very quickly on a label produces

DOWN->UP->DOUBLECLICK->UP->DOWN->UP->DOUBLECLICK->UP->DOWN->UP

instead of ....

DOWN->UP->DOWN->UP->DOWN->UP->DOWN->UP->DOWN->UP->

is there a way to kill the double click event?

Cheers?

[r0ach]

This is what I would have done (Not the best way, I asume but...).

Create a control.
Simple.
Create a control using a label, and use all of it's events and properties and methods, but exclude DblClick()

[Judd]

You could reset the double-click time of the whole system (through the mouse cpl), but I expect that would just royally f**k everything else....


Alternatiely, you're still getting 5 UP events...can't you do what needs doing there?

[Edited by Judd on 06-12-2000 at 05:11 AM]

[Paul282]

I think I'll go with the user control... It's basicall what I'd end having to to anyway

I need a screen refresh after the down events before the up events and I agree 101% about right-royaling the system with the mouse timer change. After searching the web I kept finding that tip but nothing else. I've heard of subclassing when you what to handle extra evnts but when you want handle less... ?

Where Sam Finch? he's the local subclassing genuis!

[Judd]

Can't you sub-class to catch the double-click message, and replace it with a single-click or mouse button down or whatever? Or do you always have to pass the intercepted message on? (I don't think you do...)

With usercontrols you have extra dlls etc to spread around...

[Paul282]

I hate to admit it but I'm a subclassing Virgin!, I've never had to do it before.

I was testing an idea for a user control on an exe anyway so I suppose the answer was sitting in front of me the whole time...

Thanks guys