[AccessD] Mouse wheel does not work in VBA window

Heenan, Lambert Lambert.Heenan at AIG.com
Tue Nov 25 13:37:44 CST 2003


Well ok. That's fine - but I'm one of those weirdoes that actually *likes*
the wheel. I've been adicted since I first got my hands on it <vbG>

Lambert

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Charlotte Foust [SMTP:cfoust at infostatsystems.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, November 25, 2003 11:37 AM
> To:	Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject:	RE: [AccessD] Mouse wheel does not work in VBA window
> 
> Ah, but loading mouse software is unnecessary for that purpose, Lambert.
> The scroll wheel works in the UI as it is.  It's only in the VBE that
> the scroll wheel doesn't work without the mouse software, and the users
> shouldn't be in there anyhow.  I have made a *career* of not loading
> mouse software going back to the days of Windows 3.x, when it caused
> many problems that didn't exist if you didn't load it. <G>
> 
> Charlotte Foust
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heenan, Lambert [mailto:Lambert.Heenan at aig.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 6:15 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Mouse wheel does not work in VBA window
> 
> 
> Actually I'd say that as a developer you should load mouse wheel
> software. Because then you'll know how your application behaves in the
> real world, where almost everyone else uses wheel mice. How else are you
> going to test if the measures you put in place to stop Access navigating
> to different records work when the user idly twiddles the wheel?
> 
> Lambert
> 


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