diff --git a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp index 13b053dc2e..2fccfe9f41 100644 --- a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp +++ b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp @@ -1324,11 +1324,13 @@ long wxTextCtrl::MSWWindowProc(WXUINT nMsg, WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam) if ( nMsg == WM_GETDLGCODE ) { + // we always want the chars and the arrows: the arrows for navigation + // and the chars because we want Ctrl-C to work even in a read only + // control + long lDlgCode = DLGC_WANTCHARS | DLGC_WANTARROWS; + if ( IsEditable() ) { - // we always want the chars and the arrows - long lDlgCode = DLGC_WANTCHARS | DLGC_WANTARROWS; - // we may have several different cases: // 1. normal case: both TAB and ENTER are used for dlg navigation // 2. ctrl which wants TAB for itself: ENTER is used to pass to the @@ -1349,15 +1351,11 @@ long wxTextCtrl::MSWWindowProc(WXUINT nMsg, WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam) } else // !editable { - // when the control can't be edited by user, it doesn't need any - // extra keys changing its contents at all -- but it still needs - // the arrows to allow navigating in it - // // NB: use "=", not "|=" as the base class version returns the // same flags is this state as usual (i.e. including // DLGC_WANTMESSAGE). This is strange (how does it work in the // native Win32 apps?) but for now live with it. - lRc = DLGC_WANTARROWS; + lRc = lDlgCode; } }