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**IMM**

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The **IMM** attribute (PROP:IMM) specifies immediate event generation.

**Window Usage**

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On a WINDOW or APPLICATION the IMM attribute specifies immediate event generation whenever the user moves or resizes the window. It generates one the following events before the action is executed:

EVENT:Move

EVENT:Size

EVENT:Restore

EVENT:Maximize

EVENT:Iconize

If the code that handles these events executes a CYCLE statement, the action is not performed. This allows you to prevent the user from moving or resizing the window. Once the action has been performed, one or more of the following events are generated:

EVENT:Moved

EVENT:Sized

EVENT:Restored

EVENT:Maximized

EVENT:Iconized

Multiple post-action events generate because some actions have multiple results. For example, if the user CLICKS on the maximize button, EVENT:Maximize generates. If there is no CYCLE statement executed for this event, the action is performed, then EVENT:Maximized, EVENT:Moved, and EVENT:Sized all generate. This occurs because the window was maximized, which also moves and resizes it at the same time.

**Control Usage**

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On a REGION control, the IMM attribute generates an event whenever the mouse enters (EVENT:MouseIn), moves within (EVENT:MouseMove), or leaves (EVENT:MouseOut) the area specified by the REGION's AT attribute. The exact position of the mouse can be determined by the MOUSEX and MOUSEY procedures.

On a BUTTON control, the IMM attribute indicates the BUTTON generates EVENT:Accepted when the left mouse button is pressed down on the control, instead of on its release. EVENT:Accepted repeatedly generates as along as the user keeps the mouse button pressed. The DELAY and REPEAT attributes on the BUTTON can change the rate the events generate.

The IMM attribute specifies immediate event generation each time the user presses any keystroke on a LIST or COMBO control, usually requiring the QUEUE to be re-filled. This means all keys are implicitly ALRTed for the control. When the user presses a character, EVENT:NewSelection generates.

For an ENTRY or SPIN control, EVENT:NewSelection generates whenever the control's contents or the cursor position changes. To do something only when the content changes, you must save the previous contents then compare against the current contents (probably using PROP:ScreenText).

For a SHEET control, EVENT:NewSelection generates whenever the user clicks on a TAB (even when that TAB is already the currently selected TAB). This can be useful when there are multiple SHEET controls on the same window.

**Example:**

<code>
Win2 WINDOW('Some Window'),AT(58,11,174,166),MDI,DOUBLE,MAX,IMM
     LIST,AT(109,48,50,50),USE(?List),FROM('Que'),IMM
     BUTTON('&Ok'),AT(111,108,,),USE(?Ok)
     BUTTON('&Cancel'),AT(111,130,,),USE(?Cancel)
    END
  CODE
  OPEN(Win2)
  ACCEPT
   CASE EVENT()
   OF EVENT:Move             !Prevent user from moving window
    CYCLE
   OF EVENT:Maximized        !When Maximized
    ?List{PROP:Height} = 100 ! resize the list
   OF EVENT:Restored         !When Restored
    ?List{PROP:Height} = 50  ! resize the list
   END
  END
</code>

**See Also:**

[[resize  set variable height text control .htm|RESIZE]]

[[max  set maximize control or total maximum .htm|MAX]]

[[icon  set icon .htm|ICON]]

[[delay  set repeat button delay .htm|DELAY]]

[[repeat  set repeat button rate .htm|REPEAT]]

[[entry_declare_a_data_entry_control_.htm|ENTRY]]