Thanks Vlad

oops I forgot to mention doubleclick. This is because it is the main method I have always used for launching main data entry forms from grids and I was casting around for something that was a bit more obvious to the user. I guess the trick is just to stay consistant and keep using double click. I can then use F12 to add items to the currently selected grid as I do as present. This makes the most effective use of space but is not quite as obvious as giving them a button.



>Hi!
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>What about the double click on the grid row? Just allow this for users, and if they have no idea that it is possible, put a label on a form, something like "Double click on the row in grid to edit selected record."
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>In addition, you can place a small button with graphic image in it, so it will take less space in the grid (column width will be little).
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>Hope this helps.
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>>I have created a quite a few apps now that use a grid for data entry purposes and I am fairly pleased with them.
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>>However it took a long time to get the desired effect so I have decided to use grids mainly for selecting items which are then edited using a form. I often use mutiple grids on a form so I have to get this right.
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>>Now I have to choose the neatest way of launching the editing form.
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>>I could have a button showing on the current row but that will use up an entire column just for that button. (however this is my favourite idea)
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>>I could have the button outside the grid but the label on it would have to be bigger to make it clear that it was a grid item that the button applied to (and I end up with yet another button using up space on the main form).
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>>A button for adding items will also have to go somewhere outside the grid or be assigned to a function key (this is a pity).
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>>What is the neatest solution to this problem you have seen?
>>All ideas gratefully recived:)