C# - Application's Shortcut Keys "swallowed" By Child Components
Aug 5, 2010
In my main application Form I have a number of menu and toolbar button functions to which I have assigned shortcut keys such as F10, F11 and F12. The shortcuts work well except for instances where certain controls have focus, such as a 3rd-party grid control. In that case the F11 or other shortcuts are handled by that control and swallowed... they never make it to my event handler of the main UI.
I don't really want to, and can't with the 3rd party controls, modify each control (there are dozens) to pass on my F* keys. I thought of hooking the app's message pump but that seems like a severe solution. Is there a better, cleverer way to handle this situation?
(This is a .NET WinForms MDI (2.0) application which hosts many kinds of home-spun as well as 3rd party components.)
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Dec 30, 2010
the thing is i'm a .net programmer at varsity but i cant figure out how to program or insert shortcut/icon keys on the web browser application e.g back,refresh,stop,go. i'm only able to do this using command buttoms. so i want to use simple icons like those on some web browsers.
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Mar 25, 2011
I'm trying to create a shortcut which expands or collapses my treeview using the ctrl+alt+up-arrow or ctrl+alt+down-arrow:
If Keys.ControlKey And e.KeyCode = Keys.Alt And e.KeyCode = Keys.Down Then
mytreeview.ExpandAll()
End If
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Feb 13, 2012
I want to run specific code through shortcuts defined for my specific program. For example if I click F1 or ctrl+C then I want my program to show customers list. I have tried form's keydown event with following code
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Jul 12, 2011
I was trying to create some shortcuts for my application and I read how to do it on MSDN
Private Sub Form1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown
If e.Control And e.KeyCode = Keys.S Then
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Jul 8, 2009
I have formA.vb and I added some shortcut keys using the key_up event handler. Before coding the handler I change the keypreview property of the form to true. I added this code :
Private Sub IntRMA_KeyUp(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyUp If e.KeyCode = Keys.ControlKey And e.KeyCode = Keys.C Then
modcustomer.Show()
ElseIf e.KeyCode = Keys.ControlKey And e.KeyCode = Keys.T Then
Me.Button6.PerformClick()
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Feb 16, 2010
I have an application which I am trying to implement shortcut keys in. The application contains a main window from which dialog popups can be opened. I am having difficulty implementing the shortcut key functionality on the popup windows. I have the following code in one of the popup windows, and even though the first three key entries are the exact same as on the main window (except for the actual button names), which works, the same code does not work on the popup.
Private Sub frmInduction_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown
If e.KeyCode = Keys.Control + Keys.S Or e.KeyCode = Keys.F5 Then
btnAccept.PerformClick()
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I am opening the popup window with the following code- is there any way that the problem could be caused by how I am opening the popup?
Using frm As frmChangeValue = New frmChangeValue
frm.ShowDialog()
End Using
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Jul 27, 2011
I try to use Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+X in datagridview. However, when I use keyDown, KeyUP events, both only return the ControlKey. How can I get the returned information including both keys such as Keys.C And Keys.ControlKey?
Public Class frm_SoilData
'........
Public Sub dgv_KeyUp(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) _
Handles DataGridView_SoilProfile.KeyUp
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Sep 22, 2008
I'm having a spot of trouble working out how menustrip yet again.I have an MDI project. A child form contains a menustrip that has shortcut keys defined... F1 through F4 at design time. At run-time the child form menustrips are merged into the MDI parent form menustrip.The Function keys do not cause the menu to drop down. *Frutz* I thought okay. I'll use the control's keypress event to trap the F1 key and cause the menu item to drop down Apparently the menu Item is not available in the child form since it was merged to the MDI parent menustrip...*Frippity Frutz* Okay... Call the MDI parent menustrip from the child form...."No menustrip object found".
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Jun 27, 2012
Hidden Features of Visual Studio (2005-2008)?
What are some shortcut keys you know of that make programming faster, easier, or all around more enjoyable?
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Jul 17, 2009
So I've been trying to make a form in which a few of the buttons have keyboard shortcuts such as the F keys as well as the arrow buttons. Here's the code I've been using
Private Sub frmOrganizer_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown
If obSelect = True Then
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Aug 8, 2010
Private Sub FavoritesToolStripMenuItem1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles FavoritesToolStripMenuItem1.Click
FavoritesToolStripMenuItem1.Visible = False
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Jul 16, 2009
I have a VB 2008 form with about a dozen buttons that use ALT+key shortcuts, e.g. names beginning &S, &N, etc. I also have a menustrip with a couple of entries but I have not assigned shortcut keys to any of them. However, three of the entries on the menustrip begin with S, N, and E. The result is that the shortcut keys for those buttons don't work - instead the shortcut activates the menustrip item. For example, ALT+E brings up the Exit on the menustrip instead of activating the button with the &E... label. I even tried setting the shortcut for the menu item to something totally different, but it doesn't matter.Even though I have programmed something different, the menu strip takes precedence on the shortcut. is there any way to just disable shortcut keys on the menustrip? What I've done for now is alter the names of my menustrip items by numbering them, e.g. "5 Exit" instead of "Exit" so that ALT+5 does the exit and leaves ALT+E for the button I want it to be associated with.
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Dec 24, 2009
I was wondering about how to get shortcut keys (like control C) to work
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Feb 15, 2006
I have set shortcutkeys for buttons using properties. Now what i want to do is to underline the character which i have set as shortcut key,on the button text,which is possibe in VB ,(by setting as &Save, now underline will be below the 'S' character),In VB.Net, At runtime it is not displaying the underline for that character.
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Mar 28, 2009
I set a shortcut keys in my label...
example: Home
the underline is H but when i tried to test the programm it does not shown up an underlined?
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Jul 23, 2011
I've encountered another minor problem with using vs 2010...how do you assign shortcut keys? I've read you just click in the shortcut keys option then press the buttons you want to be your shortcuts- this however just acts like I'm pressing the shortcut keys for vs. for instance alt x, which I want to be exit, takes me to debug. Typing alt + x in manually gives me an error saying what I've put in is invalid.
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Jul 8, 2010
We have localized our application menubar(Ex: Spanish language).The menubar menuitems have few shortcut keys i.e CTRL + N along with the text. The shortcut key is diplaying in some dummy character.We want the menuitem (Ex: New File CTRL+ N) text in local language and CTRL+ N should display as English
cMenuBar.Font = New Font(Configfontname, Configfontsize)
strMenuText = rsManager.GetString("cbmNewFold")
cbmNewFold = New CommandBarButton(ilToolbar20.Images.Item(0), strMenuText, New
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Apr 29, 2011
I have a Window with Keybindings in InputBindings defined. They work the first time and when i set the focus on any control on the form.But when a Messagbox is shown and I press "OK" they shortcut keys don't work until I set the focus on a control in my window.
My InputBindings:
<Window.InputBindings>
<KeyBinding Gesture="Ctrl+N" Command="{x:Static local:MainWindow.NewMenuCommand}" />
<KeyBinding Gesture="Ctrl+O" Command="{x:Static local:MainWindow.OpenMenuCommand}" />
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Dec 14, 2009
I have this code for my shortcut keys
Private Sub Form1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown
If e.Shift = True And e.KeyCode = Keys.F3 Then
'Do something
End If
But I also have a button to send my program to the System tray like so:
NotifyIcon1.Visible = True
Me.Visible = False
How can I get my shortcut key to work while my program is in the system tray?
It doesn't work while its a notify icon
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Dec 1, 2011
i'm creating a program in visual basic and i want to have a shortcut key that opens up another form even though my application is not the foreground window
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Apr 15, 2012
I cannot find these anywhere despite googling for quite a while. There's just about everything else but not these seemingly. I want to be able to go back to the top of a (long) procedure and then back down to the bottom, without scrolling or paging down etc.
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May 26, 2011
I'm trying to build an application that when I press a keyboard shortcut, say CTRL + ~, if the window is minimized to the system tray it is displayed.
I have seen a few programs do this and have always wondered how to do this, but haven't had the opportunity to do learn it until now and I really don't know if its something simple or complex.
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Sep 13, 2010
I was wondering if there is any way to make a program recognize a keyboard shortcut while its not the active program
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Nov 12, 2010
FAQ: How to run .NET application with 32-bit components on 64-bit OS?
Visual Basic .NET General FAQ
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Dec 23, 2009
how to apply shortcut keys (like control+c and control+v) in visual basic There was a thread on this I found but I tried all the codes and variations but nothing worked, like nothing would happen when I pressed the keys could someone give me the code about how to activate a "control+t" and a "control+r" control?
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Apr 29, 2009
findwindowEX Send Message in Child of a Child of an ApplicationFirst:- my english is very ad (german)- i am a newby of Visual BasicMy Form with SQL-Integration is sending Data per Button to Notepad sucessfull. Unfortunately, the purpose application has interlocking children.But the application don become the data. to found a solution / or a Idear. i think i put in screenshots an my
Public Class Form1
'Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
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Apr 9, 2011
Let's say 10 desktop shortcuts, all with different names/icons, point to and can start the same exe application from the same directory. Is there any means for the application to know the distinct name of the shortcut that was doubled_clicked. Also is there any means for a running application to know if it was started by command line, by a double_click on the exe, by a double_click on a shortcut that points to it, or by another process' call?
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Oct 21, 2010
I am trying to use Setup project. Want my setup to create a desktop shortcut with my application.I donot understand how to do it. Clicked on User's desktop, I created Shortcut to User's desktop, changed the properties Target and Working Folder as 'Application Folder'But it does not connect with MyApplication.exe When I ran the setup and tested Desktop short cut, it took me to the folder where application was installed, instead of running the application.How to make the application run using this shortcut?
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Jun 4, 2009
I made a DLL that is a UserControl that has a TabControl with one TabPage on it. On the TabPage is a Panel & on the Panel are some controls.how can I access the individual components of the UserControl from the application that is using the DLL? I have added a reference to the DLL & can add the UC to a form, but I would like to have access to the child controls of the UC, ie. change the text of a Label that's on the Panel. Do I need to do something when I create the DLL to cause those controls to be accessible?
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