cainrandom
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Radio button group obscures edit box

Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:32 pm

I'm trying to create a dialog that looks like this:

Radio Button 1
Edit box (enabled if button 1 selected)
Radio Button 2

When run, the edit box shows up, but you cannot focus on it or type in it. It is both enabled and visible. What am I missing? Thanks.

cainrandom
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Re: Radio button group obscures edit box

Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:54 pm

I tried bringing the edit box to the front... no go. You can tab to the edit box, but you just can't click on it.

Cosmin
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Re: Radio button group obscures edit box

Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:40 am

Hi,

This behavior is caused by a known Windows Installer bug. Basically, if some other controls (such as edit boxes, buttons etc.) are overlapped with a Radio Button Group that has no border set, those controls are not functional during installation. A solution is to set the "Has Border" combo to "True" in the Properties pane of the radio button group.

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Cosmin
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cainrandom
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Re: Radio button group obscures edit box

Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:54 pm

Thanks. That worked great.

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