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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Name:        combobox.cpp
+// Name:        msw/combobox.cpp
 // Purpose:     wxComboBox class
 // Author:      Julian Smart
 // Modified by:
 // Purpose:     wxComboBox class
 // Author:      Julian Smart
 // Modified by:
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@
 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+// ============================================================================
+// declarations
+// ============================================================================
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// headers
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 #ifdef __GNUG__
 #pragma implementation "combobox.h"
 #endif
 #ifdef __GNUG__
 #pragma implementation "combobox.h"
 #endif
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
-#pragma hdrstop
+    #pragma hdrstop
 #endif
 
 #endif
 
+#if wxUSE_COMBOBOX
+
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
-#include "wx/setup.h"
+    #include "wx/settings.h"
+    #include "wx/log.h"
 #endif
 
 #endif
 
-#if wxUSE_COMBOBOX
-
 #include "wx/combobox.h"
 #include "wx/combobox.h"
+#include "wx/brush.h"
 #include "wx/clipbrd.h"
 #include "wx/msw/private.h"
 
 #include "wx/clipbrd.h"
 #include "wx/msw/private.h"
 
-#if !USE_SHARED_LIBRARY
+#if wxUSE_TOOLTIPS
+    #if !defined(__GNUWIN32_OLD__) || defined(__CYGWIN10__)
+        #include <commctrl.h>
+    #endif
+    #include "wx/tooltip.h"
+#endif // wxUSE_TOOLTIPS
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxWin macros
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxComboBox, wxControl)
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxComboBox, wxControl)
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// function prototypes
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+LRESULT APIENTRY _EXPORT wxComboEditWndProc(HWND hWnd,
+                                            UINT message,
+                                            WPARAM wParam,
+                                            LPARAM lParam);
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// global vars
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// the pointer to standard radio button wnd proc
+static WXFARPROC gs_wndprocEdit = (WXFARPROC)NULL;
+
+// ============================================================================
+// implementation
+// ============================================================================
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wnd proc for subclassed edit control
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+LRESULT APIENTRY _EXPORT wxComboEditWndProc(HWND hWnd,
+                                            UINT message,
+                                            WPARAM wParam,
+                                            LPARAM lParam)
+{
+    HWND hwndCombo = ::GetParent(hWnd);
+    wxWindow *win = wxFindWinFromHandle((WXHWND)hwndCombo);
+
+    switch ( message )
+    {
+        // forward some messages to the combobox
+        case WM_KEYUP:
+        case WM_KEYDOWN:
+        case WM_CHAR:
+            {
+                wxComboBox *combo = wxDynamicCast(win, wxComboBox);
+                wxCHECK_MSG( combo, 0, _T("should have combo as parent") );
+
+                if ( combo->MSWProcessEditMsg(message, wParam, lParam) )
+                    return 0;
+            }
+            break;
+
+#if 0
+        case WM_GETDLGCODE:
+            {
+                wxCHECK_MSG( win, 0, _T("should have a parent") );
+
+                if ( win->GetWindowStyle() & wxPROCESS_ENTER )
+                {
+                    // need to return a custom dlg code or we'll never get it
+                    return DLGC_WANTMESSAGE;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+#endif // 0
+
+        // deal with tooltips here
+#if wxUSE_TOOLTIPS && defined(TTN_NEEDTEXT)
+        case WM_NOTIFY:
+            {
+                wxCHECK_MSG( win, 0, _T("should have a parent") );
+
+                NMHDR* hdr = (NMHDR *)lParam;
+                if ( (int)hdr->code == TTN_NEEDTEXT )
+                {
+                    wxToolTip *tooltip = win->GetToolTip();
+                    if ( tooltip )
+                    {
+                        TOOLTIPTEXT *ttt = (TOOLTIPTEXT *)lParam;
+                        ttt->lpszText = (wxChar *)tooltip->GetTip().c_str();
+                    }
+
+                    // processed
+                    return 0;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+#endif // wxUSE_TOOLTIPS
+    }
+
+    return ::CallWindowProc(CASTWNDPROC gs_wndprocEdit, hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
+}
+
+WXHBRUSH wxComboBox::OnCtlColor(WXHDC pDC, WXHWND WXUNUSED(pWnd), WXUINT WXUNUSED(nCtlColor),
+#if wxUSE_CTL3D
+                               WXUINT message,
+                               WXWPARAM wParam,
+                               WXLPARAM lParam
+#else
+                               WXUINT WXUNUSED(message),
+                               WXWPARAM WXUNUSED(wParam),
+                               WXLPARAM WXUNUSED(lParam)
 #endif
 #endif
+    )
+{
+#if wxUSE_CTL3D
+    if ( m_useCtl3D )
+    {
+        HBRUSH hbrush = Ctl3dCtlColorEx(message, wParam, lParam);
+        return (WXHBRUSH) hbrush;
+    }
+#endif // wxUSE_CTL3D
+
+    HDC hdc = (HDC)pDC;
+    if (GetParent()->GetTransparentBackground())
+        SetBkMode(hdc, TRANSPARENT);
+    else
+        SetBkMode(hdc, OPAQUE);
+
+    wxColour colBack = GetBackgroundColour();
+
+    if (!IsEnabled())
+        colBack = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_3DFACE);
+
+    ::SetBkColor(hdc, wxColourToRGB(colBack));
+    ::SetTextColor(hdc, wxColourToRGB(GetForegroundColour()));
+
+    wxBrush *brush = wxTheBrushList->FindOrCreateBrush(colBack, wxSOLID);
+
+    return (WXHBRUSH)brush->GetResourceHandle();
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxComboBox
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+bool wxComboBox::MSWProcessEditMsg(WXUINT msg, WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam)
+{
+    switch ( msg )
+    {
+        case WM_CHAR:
+            return HandleChar(wParam, lParam, TRUE /* isASCII */);
+
+        case WM_KEYDOWN:
+            return HandleKeyDown(wParam, lParam);
+
+        case WM_KEYUP:
+            return HandleKeyUp(wParam, lParam);
+    }
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
 
 bool wxComboBox::MSWCommand(WXUINT param, WXWORD WXUNUSED(id))
 {
 
 bool wxComboBox::MSWCommand(WXUINT param, WXWORD WXUNUSED(id))
 {
-  if (param == CBN_SELCHANGE)
-  {
-    wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED, m_windowId);
-    event.SetInt(GetSelection());
-    event.SetEventObject(this);
-    event.SetString(copystring(GetStringSelection()));
-    ProcessCommand(event);
-    delete[] event.GetString();
-    return TRUE;
-  }
-  else if (param == CBN_EDITCHANGE)
-  {
-    wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED, m_windowId);
-    event.SetString(copystring(GetValue()));
-    event.SetEventObject(this);
-    ProcessCommand(event);
-    delete[] event.GetString();
-    return TRUE;
-  }
-  else return FALSE;
+    wxString value;
+    int sel = -1;
+    switch ( param )
+    {
+        case CBN_SELCHANGE:
+            sel = GetSelection();
+            if ( sel > -1 )
+            {
+                value = GetString(sel);
+
+                wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED, GetId());
+                event.SetInt(sel);
+                event.SetEventObject(this);
+                event.SetString(value);
+                ProcessCommand(event);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            // fall through: for compability with wxGTK, also send the text
+            // update event when the selection changes (this also seems more
+            // logical as the text does change)
+
+        case CBN_EDITCHANGE:
+            {
+                wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED, GetId());
+
+                // if sel != -1, value was initialized above (and we can't use
+                // GetValue() here as it would return the old selection and we
+                // want the new one)
+                if ( sel == -1 )
+                {
+                    value = GetValue();
+                }
+                else // we're synthesizing text updated event from sel change
+                {
+                    // we need to do this because the user code expects
+                    // wxComboBox::GetValue() to return the new value from
+                    // "text updated" handler but it hadn't been updated yet
+                    SetValue(value);
+                }
+
+                event.SetString(value);
+                event.SetEventObject(this);
+                ProcessCommand(event);
+            }
+            break;
+    }
+
+    // there is no return value for the CBN_ notifications, so always return
+    // FALSE from here to pass the message to DefWindowProc()
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+WXHWND wxComboBox::GetEditHWND() const
+{
+    // this function should not be called for wxCB_READONLY controls, it is
+    // the callers responsability to check this
+    wxASSERT_MSG( !(GetWindowStyle() & wxCB_READONLY),
+                  _T("read-only combobox doesn't have any edit control") );
+
+    POINT pt;
+    pt.x = pt.y = 4;
+    HWND hwndEdit = ::ChildWindowFromPoint(GetHwnd(), pt);
+    if ( !hwndEdit || hwndEdit == GetHwnd() )
+    {
+        wxFAIL_MSG(_T("not read only combobox without edit control?"));
+    }
+
+    return (WXHWND)hwndEdit;
 }
 
 bool wxComboBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
 }
 
 bool wxComboBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
@@ -67,88 +286,66 @@ bool wxComboBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
                         const wxValidator& validator,
                         const wxString& name)
 {
                         const wxValidator& validator,
                         const wxString& name)
 {
-  SetName(name);
-  SetValidator(validator);
-  if (parent) parent->AddChild(this);
-  SetBackgroundColour(parent->GetBackgroundColour()) ;
-  SetForegroundColour(parent->GetForegroundColour()) ;
-  m_noStrings = n;
-
-  m_windowStyle = style;
-
-  if ( id == -1 )
-    m_windowId = (int)NewControlId();
-  else
-    m_windowId = id;
-
-  int x = pos.x;
-  int y = pos.y;
-  int width = size.x;
-  int height = size.y;
+    // first create wxWin object
+    if ( !CreateControl(parent, id, pos, size, style, validator, name) )
+        return FALSE;
 
 
-  long msStyle = WS_CHILD | WS_HSCROLL | WS_VSCROLL |
-                 WS_TABSTOP | WS_VISIBLE | CBS_NOINTEGRALHEIGHT;
+    // get the right style
+    long msStyle = WS_TABSTOP | WS_VSCROLL | WS_HSCROLL |
+                   CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | CBS_NOINTEGRALHEIGHT /* | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS */;
+    if ( style & wxCB_READONLY )
+        msStyle |= CBS_DROPDOWNLIST;
+    else if ( style & wxCB_SIMPLE )
+        msStyle |= CBS_SIMPLE; // A list (shown always) and edit control
+    else
+        msStyle |= CBS_DROPDOWN;
 
 
-  if (m_windowStyle & wxCB_READONLY)
-    msStyle |= CBS_DROPDOWNLIST;
-  else if (m_windowStyle & wxCB_SIMPLE)
-    msStyle |= CBS_SIMPLE; // A list (shown always) and edit control
-  else
-    msStyle |= CBS_DROPDOWN;
-
-  if (m_windowStyle & wxCB_SORT)
-    msStyle |= CBS_SORT;
+    if ( style & wxCB_SORT )
+        msStyle |= CBS_SORT;
 
 
-  bool want3D;
-  WXDWORD exStyle = Determine3DEffects(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE, &want3D) ;
+    if ( style & wxCLIP_SIBLINGS )
+        msStyle |= WS_CLIPSIBLINGS;
 
 
-  // Even with extended styles, need to combine with WS_BORDER
-  // for them to look right.
-  if ( want3D || wxStyleHasBorder(m_windowStyle) )
-    msStyle |= WS_BORDER;
 
 
-  m_hWnd = (WXHWND)::CreateWindowEx(exStyle, "COMBOBOX", NULL,
-                   msStyle,
-                   0, 0, 0, 0, (HWND) parent->GetHWND(), (HMENU)m_windowId,
-                   wxGetInstance(), NULL);
+    // and now create the MSW control
+    if ( !MSWCreateControl(_T("COMBOBOX"), msStyle) )
+        return FALSE;
 
 
-  wxCHECK_MSG( m_hWnd, FALSE, "Failed to create combobox" );
-
-/*
-#if wxUSE_CTL3D
-  if (want3D)
-  {
-    Ctl3dSubclassCtl(wx_combo);
-    m_useCtl3D = TRUE;
-  }
-#endif
-*/
+    // A choice/combobox normally has a white background (or other, depending
+    // on global settings) rather than inheriting the parent's background colour.
+    SetBackgroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW));
 
 
-  // Subclass again for purposes of dialog editing mode
-  SubclassWin(m_hWnd);
+    for ( int i = 0; i < n; i++ )
+    {
+        Append(choices[i]);
+    }
 
 
-  SetFont(parent->GetFont());
-  int i;
-  for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
-  {
-    Append(choices[i]);
-  }
+    if ( !value.IsEmpty() )
+    {
+        SetValue(value);
+    }
 
 
-  SetSelection(i);
+    // do this after appending the values to the combobox so that autosizing
+    // works correctly
+    SetSize(pos.x, pos.y, size.x, size.y);
 
 
-  SetSize(x, y, width, height);
-  if ( !value.IsEmpty() )
-  {
-    SetValue(value);
-  }
+    // a (not read only) combobox is, in fact, 2 controls: the combobox itself
+    // and an edit control inside it and if we want to catch events from this
+    // edit control, we must subclass it as well
+    if ( !(style & wxCB_READONLY) )
+    {
+        gs_wndprocEdit = (WXFARPROC)::SetWindowLong
+                                      (
+                                        (HWND)GetEditHWND(),
+                                        GWL_WNDPROC,
+                                        (LPARAM)wxComboEditWndProc
+                                      );
+    }
 
 
-  return TRUE;
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 }
 
-wxString wxComboBox::GetValue() const
-{
-  return wxGetWindowText(GetHWND());
-}
+// TODO: update and clear all this horrible mess (VZ)
 
 void wxComboBox::SetValue(const wxString& value)
 {
 
 void wxComboBox::SetValue(const wxString& value)
 {
@@ -163,7 +360,7 @@ void wxComboBox::SetValue(const wxString& value)
   }
   if (singletons > 0)
   {
   }
   if (singletons > 0)
   {
-    char *tmp = new char[len + singletons + 1];
+    wxChar *tmp = new wxChar[len + singletons + 1];
     int j = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < len; i ++)
     {
     int j = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < len; i ++)
     {
@@ -176,132 +373,112 @@ void wxComboBox::SetValue(const wxString& value)
       j ++;
     }
     tmp[j] = 0;
       j ++;
     }
     tmp[j] = 0;
-    SetWindowText((HWND) GetHWND(), tmp);
+    SetWindowText(GetHwnd(), tmp);
     delete[] tmp;
   }
   else
     delete[] tmp;
   }
   else
-    SetWindowText((HWND) GetHWND(), (const char *)value);
+    SetWindowText(GetHwnd(), value);
 }
 
 // Clipboard operations
 void wxComboBox::Copy()
 {
 }
 
 // Clipboard operations
 void wxComboBox::Copy()
 {
-  HWND hWnd = (HWND) GetHWND();
+  HWND hWnd = GetHwnd();
   SendMessage(hWnd, WM_COPY, 0, 0L);
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::Cut()
 {
   SendMessage(hWnd, WM_COPY, 0, 0L);
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::Cut()
 {
-  HWND hWnd = (HWND) GetHWND();
+  HWND hWnd = GetHwnd();
   SendMessage(hWnd, WM_CUT, 0, 0L);
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::Paste()
 {
   SendMessage(hWnd, WM_CUT, 0, 0L);
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::Paste()
 {
-  HWND hWnd = (HWND) GetHWND();
+  HWND hWnd = GetHwnd();
   SendMessage(hWnd, WM_PASTE, 0, 0L);
 }
 
   SendMessage(hWnd, WM_PASTE, 0, 0L);
 }
 
-void wxComboBox::SetEditable(bool editable)
+void wxComboBox::SetEditable(bool WXUNUSED(editable))
 {
   // Can't implement in MSW?
 {
   // Can't implement in MSW?
-//  HWND hWnd = (HWND) GetHWND();
+//  HWND hWnd = GetHwnd();
 //  SendMessage(hWnd, EM_SETREADONLY, (WPARAM)!editable, (LPARAM)0L);
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::SetInsertionPoint(long pos)
 {
 //  SendMessage(hWnd, EM_SETREADONLY, (WPARAM)!editable, (LPARAM)0L);
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::SetInsertionPoint(long pos)
 {
-/*
-  HWND hWnd = (HWND) GetHWND();
+    if ( GetWindowStyle() & wxCB_READONLY )
+        return;
+
 #ifdef __WIN32__
 #ifdef __WIN32__
-  SendMessage(hWnd, EM_SETSEL, pos, pos);
-  SendMessage(hWnd, EM_SCROLLCARET, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)0);
-#else
-  SendMessage(hWnd, EM_SETSEL, 0, MAKELPARAM(pos, pos));
-#endif
-  char *nothing = "";
-  SendMessage(hWnd, EM_REPLACESEL, 0, (LPARAM)nothing);
-*/
+    HWND hWnd = GetHwnd();
+    ::SendMessage(hWnd, CB_SETEDITSEL, 0, MAKELPARAM(pos, pos));
+    HWND hEditWnd = (HWND) GetEditHWND() ;
+    if ( hEditWnd )
+    {
+        // Scroll insertion point into view
+        SendMessage(hEditWnd, EM_SCROLLCARET, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)0);
+        // Why is this necessary? (Copied from wxTextCtrl::SetInsertionPoint)
+        SendMessage(hEditWnd, EM_REPLACESEL, 0, (LPARAM)_T(""));
+    }
+#endif // __WIN32__
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::SetInsertionPointEnd()
 {
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::SetInsertionPointEnd()
 {
-/*
-  long pos = GetLastPosition();
-  SetInsertionPoint(pos);
-*/
+    // setting insertion point doesn't make sense for read only comboboxes
+    if ( !(GetWindowStyle() & wxCB_READONLY) )
+    {
+        long pos = GetLastPosition();
+        SetInsertionPoint(pos);
+    }
 }
 
 long wxComboBox::GetInsertionPoint() const
 {
 }
 
 long wxComboBox::GetInsertionPoint() const
 {
-/*
-  DWORD Pos=(DWORD)SendMessage((HWND) GetHWND(), EM_GETSEL, 0, 0L);
-  return Pos&0xFFFF;
-*/
-  return 0;
+#ifdef __WIN32__
+    DWORD Pos=(DWORD)SendMessage(GetHwnd(), CB_GETEDITSEL, 0, 0L);
+    return Pos&0xFFFF;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 long wxComboBox::GetLastPosition() const
 {
 }
 
 long wxComboBox::GetLastPosition() const
 {
-/*
-    HWND hWnd = (HWND) GetHWND();
-
-    // Will always return a number > 0 (according to docs)
-    int noLines = (int)SendMessage(hWnd, EM_GETLINECOUNT, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)0L);
+    HWND hEditWnd = (HWND) GetEditHWND();
 
 
-    // This gets the char index for the _beginning_ of the last line
-    int charIndex = (int)SendMessage(hWnd, EM_LINEINDEX, (WPARAM)(noLines-1), (LPARAM)0L);
-    
-    // Get number of characters in the last line. We'll add this to the character
+    // Get number of characters in the last (only) line. We'll add this to the character
     // index for the last line, 1st position.
     // index for the last line, 1st position.
-    int lineLength = (int)SendMessage(hWnd, EM_LINELENGTH, (WPARAM)charIndex, (LPARAM)0L);
+    int lineLength = (int)SendMessage(hEditWnd, EM_LINELENGTH, (WPARAM) 0, (LPARAM)0L);
 
 
-    return (long)(charIndex + lineLength);
-*/
-  return 0;
+    return (long)(lineLength);
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::Replace(long from, long to, const wxString& value)
 {
 #if wxUSE_CLIPBOARD
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::Replace(long from, long to, const wxString& value)
 {
 #if wxUSE_CLIPBOARD
-    HWND hWnd = (HWND) GetHWND();
-    long fromChar = from;
-    long toChar = to;
-    
-    // Set selection and remove it
-#ifdef __WIN32__
-    SendMessage(hWnd, CB_SETEDITSEL, fromChar, toChar);
-#else
-    SendMessage(hWnd, CB_SETEDITSEL, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)MAKELONG(fromChar, toChar));
-#endif
-    SendMessage(hWnd, WM_CUT, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)0);
+    Remove(from, to);
 
     // Now replace with 'value', by pasting.
 
     // Now replace with 'value', by pasting.
-    wxSetClipboardData(wxDF_TEXT, (wxObject *)(const char *)value, 0, 0);
+    wxSetClipboardData(wxDF_TEXT, (wxObject *)(const wxChar *)value, 0, 0);
 
     // Paste into edit control
 
     // Paste into edit control
-    SendMessage(hWnd, WM_PASTE, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)0L);
+    SendMessage(GetHwnd(), WM_PASTE, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)0L);
 #endif
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::Remove(long from, long to)
 {
 #endif
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::Remove(long from, long to)
 {
-    HWND hWnd = (HWND) GetHWND();
-    long fromChar = from;
-    long toChar = to;
-    
-    // Cut all selected text
-#ifdef __WIN32__
-    SendMessage(hWnd, CB_SETEDITSEL, fromChar, toChar);
-#else
-    SendMessage(hWnd, CB_SETEDITSEL, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)MAKELONG(fromChar, toChar));
-#endif
-    SendMessage(hWnd, WM_CUT, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)0);
+    // Set selection and remove it
+    SetSelection(from, to);
+    SendMessage(GetHwnd(), WM_CUT, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)0);
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::SetSelection(long from, long to)
 {
 }
 
 void wxComboBox::SetSelection(long from, long to)
 {
-    HWND hWnd = (HWND) GetHWND();
+    HWND hWnd = GetHwnd();
     long fromChar = from;
     long toChar = to;
     // if from and to are both -1, it means
     long fromChar = from;
     long toChar = to;
     // if from and to are both -1, it means
@@ -312,14 +489,17 @@ void wxComboBox::SetSelection(long from, long to)
       fromChar = 0;
       toChar = -1;
     }
       fromChar = 0;
       toChar = -1;
     }
-    
+
+    if (
 #ifdef __WIN32__
 #ifdef __WIN32__
-    SendMessage(hWnd, CB_SETEDITSEL, (WPARAM)fromChar, (LPARAM)toChar);
-//    SendMessage(hWnd, EM_SCROLLCARET, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)0);
-#else
-    // WPARAM is 0: selection is scrolled into view
-    SendMessage(hWnd, CB_SETEDITSEL, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)MAKELONG(fromChar, toChar));
+    SendMessage(hWnd, CB_SETEDITSEL, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)MAKELONG(fromChar, toChar))
+#else // Win16
+    SendMessage(hWnd, CB_SETEDITSEL, (WPARAM)fromChar, (LPARAM)toChar)
 #endif
 #endif
+        == CB_ERR )
+    {
+        wxLogDebug(_T("CB_SETEDITSEL failed"));
+    }
 }
 
 #endif
 }
 
 #endif