[Lazarus] Strange behaviour of TCustomEditButton ancesters

[Frans]

I do understand what you mean, but I do not think that is th case.
I send my test program, it's very simple.

mvg
Frans van Leeuwen
M 06-51695390

Op 12-03-2016 om 20:59 schreef Martin Frb:
> On 12/03/2016 19:38, Frans wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I use TFileNameEdit (but TDirectoryEdit acts the same) on the second tabsheet of a PageControl 
>> where it's the first control to receive focus. I set the focus manually in the method 
>> form.tabshow for the event OnShow.
>> The first time I activate that tab, SetFocus has the effect as shown in FirstTime.png. When I 
>> select the tab another time, the effect is normal, as shown in Second time.png.
>> Is can't find out why. Is this a bug? I use Lazarus 1.6 and FCP 3.0.0.
>
> I dont have the "how to fix", but it looks like the first time you call SetFocus is before the tab 
> got created, (or at least before it gets its true size). At that time the tab will have a dummy 
> size (maybe 200 pixel width).
> The SetFocus may or may not create those handles, but the size is likely not yet set. So the 
> content of the edit is "scrolled".
>
> It could also be, that it is created, but the autosize lock is still on, deferring the initial 
> resize.
>
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