How to programmatic disable C# Console Application's Quick Edit mode?

Question

I,ve tried several solutions found, like the one ->

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/console-writeline-hangs-if-user-click-into-console-window-t1412701.html

Answer 1

I just happened to stumble over the same problem with quick edit mode enabled in my console application, which is written in C, and has been working under windows 7 32 bit for ages. After porting (well not really porting, but adapting some code lines) it to windows 10 64 Bit (still being a 32 bit application), I observed the same behaviour. So I searched for a solution.

But for a reason unknown to me, the code works the other way round, i.e setting the bit ENABLE_QUICK_EDIT_MODE in the mode parameter actually disables quick edit mode. And resetting the bit enables the quick edit mode...???

Here is my code:

    /// 

/// This flag enables the user to use the mouse to select and edit text. To enable
/// this option, you must also set the ExtendedFlags flag.
/// 
const int QuickEditMode = 64;

// ExtendedFlags must be combined with
// InsertMode and QuickEditMode when setting
/// 

/// ExtendedFlags must be enabled in order to enable InsertMode or QuickEditMode.
/// 
const int ExtendedFlags = 128;

BOOLEAN EnableQuickEdit()
{
    HWND conHandle = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
    int mode;
    DWORD dwLastError = GetLastError();
    if (!GetConsoleMode(conHandle, &mode))
    {
        // error getting the console mode. Exit.
        dwLastError = GetLastError();
        return (dwLastError == 0);
    }
    else 
        dwLastError = 0;
    mode = mode & ~QuickEditMode;

    if (!SetConsoleMode(conHandle, mode | ExtendedFlags))
    {
        // error setting console mode.
        dwLastError = GetLastError();
    }
    else
        dwLastError = 0;
    return (dwLastError == 0);
}

BOOLEAN DisableQuickEdit()
{
    HWND conHandle = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
    int mode;
    DWORD dwLastError = GetLastError();

    if (!GetConsoleMode(conHandle, &mode))
    {
        // error getting the console mode. Exit.
        dwLastError = GetLastError();
        return (dwLastError == 0);
    }
    else
        dwLastError = 0;

    mode = mode | QuickEditMode;

    if (!SetConsoleMode(conHandle, mode))
    {
        // error getting the console mode. Exit.
        dwLastError = GetLastError();
    }
    else
        dwLastError = 0;
    return (dwLastError == 0);
}

Greetings Wolfgang