PRB: Infinite Loop When Buttons are Selected With Arrow Key

ID: Q179366

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK)

SYMPTOMS

When a dialog box appears in response to a user pressing an arrow key to select an option button on a dialog box, the user cannot immediately close the dialog box by selecting the OK button.

CAUSE

IsDialogMessage causes multiple BN_CLICKED messages to be sent when the focus is on an option button. This is due to the simulation of what happens when the option button has the BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON style.

RESOLUTION

Use the dialog editor to remove the BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON style from the option button, and then call the CheckRadioButton member function in each of the radio button handlers.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Please note that removing the BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON style will not allow DDX to work with the option buttons.

(c) Microsoft Corporation 1997, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Isaac Varon, Microsoft Corporation

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbButton kbCtrl kbNTOS kbGrpUser kbWinOS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: December 17, 1998