Detemine which part is double clicked

IranianCuriousBoy · #1 (**permalink**) August 15th, 2009, 11:42 PM

Hi
I am using WindowBeforeDoubleClick event and want to know which part of a document is clicked. The StoryType of Sel(The Selection object) always have the value of 1 so it is impossible to specify which part is double clicked. I provided the main problem that I want to solve in case you want to know it.
What I want to do:
when header and footer is double clicked, a form apears whithout activating header and footer for editing and also the document is not scrolled.
Thanks

Shasur · #2 (**permalink**) August 16th, 2009, 11:25 AM

Can you try this following:

Code:

Sub WhereISelected()

If Selection.Information(wdInHeaderFooter) Then
 MsgBox "Within Header"
End If

End Sub

Cheers
Shasur

IranianCuriousBoy · #3 (**permalink**) August 16th, 2009, 11:48 PM

The code is:

Code:

Option Explicit
'reserve memory for an application variable
Private WithEvents wdApp As Word.Application

Private Sub Document_Open()
'assign Word to the application variable
If wdApp Is Nothing Then
    Set wdApp = ThisDocument.Application
End If
End Sub

Private Sub wdApp_WindowBeforeDoubleClick(ByVal Sel As Selection, Cancel As Boolean)
     MsgBox Sel.Information(wdInHeaderFooter)
     Cancel = True
     DocumentInfo.Show
End Sub

I added the message box to show the value of Information(wdInHeaderFooter) for Sel. The value is always false no matter which part is double clicked.
It seems the Sel object has no information about which part is double clicked but another question is, why it is in the signiture of this event?

Thanks

Shasur · #4 (**permalink**) August 17th, 2009, 10:01 AM

Hi

Your event works fine in my machine - Windows XP - Word 2003.

Can you give the version where it fails

Cheers
Shasur

IranianCuriousBoy · #5 (**permalink**) August 18th, 2009, 04:16 AM

Hi
I have the same condition(Windows XP - Word 2003) and I suspected the file I was working on. So I created a new file and pasted the code into it(except DocumentInfo.Show). The problem still exists!
Tell me how can I send you this file for you?
Thanks

Shasur · #6 (**permalink**) August 18th, 2009, 08:49 AM

Hi

Can you send the file to shasur9771 at rediffmail dot com

Cheers
Shasur

Shasur · #7 (**permalink**) August 24th, 2009, 02:42 AM

Got your document

Even if you are 'clicking' the Header actually the cursor is in the body text only.

Can you try clicking the header text using 'Edit --> Header' option

Cheers
Shasur

IranianCuriousBoy · #8 (**permalink**) September 5th, 2009, 08:15 AM

Hi
sorry for being late.
It seems there is a problem with WindowBeforeDoubleClick. It shows where the cursor is not where double clicked!
I used WindowSelectionChange instead. it has some disadvantages like activating header/footer and also when header/footer is deactivated by code, scrolls the document the the place where the cursor is.
anyway thanks.

Shasur · #9 (**permalink**) September 5th, 2009, 11:47 AM

Glad that it was solved

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