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Hiding/disabling context menu on mouseenter event

Hello

I have 2 buttons index_futures and index_options...index_futures_cm and index_options_cm are the two context menus assocaited with them

When I 'mouseenter' index_futures index_futures_cm pops up. However now when I enter index_options its associated contextmenu wont pop up i.e no mouseneter event is triggered

Here is the code

Private Sub index_futures_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles index_futures.MouseEnter

index_futures.BackColor = Color.DarkBlue
index_futures.ForeColor = Color.White

index_options.BackColor = Color.WhiteSmoke
index_options.ForeColor = Color.Black

pos = New Point(index_futures.Width + 1)
index_futures_cm.Show(index_futures, pos)
' index_futures.BackColor = Color.DarkBlue
' index_futures.ForeColor = Color.White

End Sub

Private Sub index_options_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles index_options.MouseEnter

index_options.BackColor = Color.DarkBlue
index_options.ForeColor = Color.White

index_futures.BackColor = Color.WhiteSmoke
index_futures.ForeColor = Color.Black

pos = New Point(index_options.Width + 1)
index_options_cm.Show(index_options, pos)

End Sub

In a nutshell, I want to hide the context menu on mouseenter event and not a mouseclick event.
I know this is against the general implemetation of a menu, but I am trying to replicate a menu similar to the "programs" "documents" seen on the left of the windows

thank you...please let me know asap as this is super urgent....i had posted the thread by mistake in C++ region and there has been enough delay

DjDezmond

Im not sure what you mean? You want to hide the context menu? Then delete the code from the sub...? You have posted no code for your mouse_enter event?

Can you explain again?

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jbajaj

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Hello

I tried using IMessageFilter to do the same. I still cant . Please find my code below. If I enter button2 I should be able hide the context menu related to button1. Can someone please help asap

Imports System.Text
Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Class Form1
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
Implements IMessageFilter

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()

'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
InitializeComponent()
Application.AddMessageFilter(Me)
'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

End Sub

'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
If disposing Then
If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
components.Dispose()
End If
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub

'Required by the Windows Form Designer
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

#End region

Dim pos As Point

' Discard mouse messages waiting to be processed
'
' This procedure is sometimes useful to prevent VB
' from processing spurious mouse clicks

'This method is called by the system for all messages
Public Function PreFilterMessage(ByRef m As System.Windows.Forms.Message) As Boolean _
Implements System.Windows.Forms.IMessageFilter.PreFilterMessage

If Not Me.IsDisposed Then
'reset the clock here for any input you would like to test for
Const WM_LBUTTONDOWN = &H201
Const WM_RBUTTONDOWN = &H204
Const WM_KEYDOWN = &H100
Const QS_MOUSEMOVE = &H200

Select Case m.Msg
Case WM_LBUTTONDOWN, WM_RBUTTONDOWN, QS_MOUSEMOVE
resetClock("Mouse")
Case WM_KEYDOWN
resetClock("KeyPress")
'Case QS_MOUSEMOVE
' resetClock("mousemove")
End Select

'pass the message on to the form
Return False
End If

End Function

Private Sub resetClock(ByVal method As String)
'you would actually reset your timer method here
'Just output to debug for illustration
Debug.WriteLine(method & " reset me " & Now & Cursor.Position.X & Cursor.Position.Y)
'MessageBox.Show(method & " reset me " & Now)
' SendKeys.Send("{ESC}")

' WindowFromMouse()

End Sub

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.MouseEnter
pos = New Point(Button1.Width + 1)
ContextMenu1.Show(Button1, pos)
End Sub

Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.MouseEnter

pos = New Point(Button2.Width + 1)
ContextMenu2.Show(Button2, pos)
End Sub

Private Sub contextMenu1_Popup(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ContextMenu1.Popup

End Sub

End Class