[Solved] SynEdit setfocus?

[Trenatos]

I'm trying to set focus to a synedit on my form on form creation, but when I try, I get: mainForm:TMainForm Can not focus

[Martin_fr]

Have you tried

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  Form1.ActiveControl := SynEdit1;

Ensure the SynEdit (as any other control that is to receive focus) is visible and enabled, and all its parent controls are so too.

[Trenatos]

I just tried putting SynEdit1.SetFocus; in the forms onPaint procedure, and that worked.

I'm guessing the SynEdit didn't exist at the point I was trying to set focus.

I was trying to set it in the formcreate procedure.

[Trenatos]

And I now read that onPaint is a bad place for setting focus as it triggers often, so I moved it to onShow.

[taazz]

And I now read that onPaint is a bad place for setting focus as it triggers often, so I moved it to onShow.

NO. Just set the form's ActiveControl property to your synedit control on the constructor.

[Trenatos]

No idea what ActiveControl is

[taazz]

No idea what ActiveControl is

already said so its a property you do something like Self.ActiveControl := Synedit1; and leave it alone when you form is shown synedit1 will be focused.

[Trenatos]

That works nicely, thanks taazz