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C# cannot scroll with mouse wheel

Hi Experts,
I have a Windows Forms app (Visual C# 2008) which shows an explorer-like app where each node in the tree on the left shows a different scrollable form on the right. When I select a different node, the only way I can scroll with the mouse is if I can click on a control that can grab the input focus. Is there any way to do this better?

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Mike

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Vikram Singh Saini

I too agree with kris_per

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VSS

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Set the focus to which control? One of the textboxes in the panel? I don't think I can select the panel itself...

Vikram Singh Saini

Hi,

Shift focus on your form as: (on clicking node)

Form1.ActiveForm.Focus();

And now your form1 should have focus.

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VSS

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I should have specified, I'm using a splitcontainer - the Panel2 of splitcontainer is the one I want to have focus.... But setting focus on a panel doesn't have any effect...

kris_per

> on the left shows a different scrollable form on the right.

You can try setting the focus to this form (like form.Focus())

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ok - I was able to set Focus on the panel - but it still won't scroll when I use the mouse wheel...

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thanks