Thanks. As usual good catch - also added the event object to  beforeSelectRow event.

Best Regards

Tony

if (!ptr.length || (td.tagName == 'INPUT' && !scb) || td.tagName == 'A') {
return true;
}

Mark

If beforeSelectRow could be passed the event object, and the column ix, I think I could do everything I want without any trickery.

For anyone else interested in a grid that supports shift-click to select ranges, ctrl-click to toggle rows, and handles clicks on editable fields smartly, the code follows. To use it set "multiselect:true,beforeSelectRow:function(){return false;}" in the grid options, and then add the handler as follows:

$(mygrid).bind("click",$(mygrid),multiSelectHandler);

where multiselectHandler is:

function multiSelectHandler(e) {
var grid = e.data;
var ts = grid[0], td = e.target;
var scb = $(td).hasClass("cbox");
var ptr = $(td).parents("tr.jqgrow");
if (!ptr.length || td.tagName == 'INPUT' || td.tagName == 'A') {
return true;
}
var sel = grid.getGridParam('selarrrow');
var sid = ptr[0].id;
var selected = $.inArray(sid, sel) >= 0;
if (e.ctrlKey || (scb && (selected || !e.shiftKey))) {
grid.setSelection(false,true,ptr);
} else {
if (e.shiftKey) {
var six = grid.getInd( sid);
var min = six, max = six;
$.each(sel, function() {
var ix = grid.getInd( this);
if (ix < min) min = ix;
if (ix > max) max = ix;
});
while (min <= max) {
var row = ts.rows[min++];
var rid = row.id;
if (rid != sid && $.inArray(rid, sel)<0) {
grid.setSelection( false, false, $(row));
}
}
} else if (!selected) {
grid.resetSelection();
}
if (!selected) {
grid.setSelection( false, true, ptr);
} else {
var osr = grid.getGridParam('onSelectRow');
if ($.isFunction(osr)) {
osr(sid, true);
}
}
}
}

• If the user clicks on an editable field of a selected row, I want to start editing (not deselect the row, as would happen with a multiselect grid)
• If the user clicks on a field thats already being edited, I dont want the normal select operations to happen at all (the <input> element will handle the click for me).
• If the user clicks on the checkbox of a row thats being edited, I want to deselect the row, and finish the edit.

To acheive this, getting the event would help, as would getting the column.

ii) multiselect grids cant customize select behavior enough. I need to be able to customize:

• click on row
• click on checkbox
• shift click on row
• shift click on checkbox
• ctrl click on row
• ctrl click on checkbox

All in the same grid!