Microsoft KB Archive/165074

= PRB: Keystroke Problems in CView/CWnd WebBrowser Control =

Article ID: 165074

Article Last Modified on 8/18/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft ActiveX SDK
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 Subscription
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q165074



SYMPTOMS
When the Web Browser control is embedded in a CView or CWnd class, keystrokes do not work properly. You may notice following symptoms:


 * Tabbing between HTML elements does not work properly.
 * Cannot type text in HTML input fields. You can see the carat but cannot type any characters



CAUSE
This functionality in CView and CWnd classes is by design. The CView and Wnd classes do not carry the additional overhead necessary to forward these keyboard messages to children for processing. It is necessary to add this functionality to your derived class by using PreTranslateMessage.



RESOLUTION
Override PreTranslateMessage for the parent of the Web Browser Control as follows: BOOL CMyView::PreTranslateMessage(MSG* pMsg) {      if(IsDialogMessage(pMsg)) return TRUE; else return CWnd::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg); }



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
Normally, the Web Browser Control is embedded in a dialog box or CFormView. It is possible to dynamically create the control and embed it in a CView or CWnd class. The IEZoom sample illustrates a method of doing this.

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

156693 IEZOOM.EXE Changes the Font Size of the Web Browser Control

Additional query words: c view wnd

Keywords: kbprb KB165074

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