Why no VALUE CHANGED event?

[dan_u]

And if it would be changed it would still mean you would first get the Activation event, and only then the value change event (again, refer to the previously linked thread). In your use case that would work, but in many cases it would not and thus still needs a workaround.

[aputman]

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@CoastalMaineBird wrote:

It does end the editing

No, it doesn't.  Try it on my little test program:

Type "12345" into the string field.

Click on the menu bar.

The DIRTY light does not come on.

Hit ESC key to cancel the menu.

The DIRTY light does not come on.

Type "6789".

The DIRTY light does not come on.

the "6789" went right where you left the editing cursor, because editing hasn't ended.

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My bad.  I couldn't open your VI.  I just kinda made the assumption that clicking away from the control ended the editing based on what i saw in the thread that i linked to above. But you are right, editing continues right where you left off.  I guess it makes sense however because you can't give a menu Key Focus so it remains right where it is.