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.NET Forum / Windows Forms / WinForm General / October 2007KeyPress Not Firing
I have a series of graphical User controls on the screen which which do not posess any user input controls so no tab stops. I need to have them respond to key press events to move left or right (arrow keys) or Delete. My problem is I can't get the KeyPress event to fire for any keys standard or non standard. I have set the Form's Keypress property to True but want to capture the keypress inside the UserControls themselves. I have Set the UserControl's KeyPress Event as well as tried overriding the OnKeyDown, OnKeyPress, and IsInputKey. Still I am not triggering the KeyDown or KeyPress events. Is there a trick to this??? Override the ProcessCmdKey method.  Signature-- Bob Powell [MVP] Visual C#, System.Drawing Ramuseco Limited .NET consulting http://www.ramuseco.com Find great Windows Forms articles in Windows Forms Tips and Tricks http://www.bobpowell.net/tipstricks.htm Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ http://www.bobpowell.net/faqmain.htm All new articles provide code in C# and VB.NET. Subscribe to the RSS feeds provided and never miss a new article. >I have a series of graphical User controls on the screen which which do not > posess any user input controls so no tab stops. I need to have them [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Is there a trick to this??? Thanks Bob - ProcessCmdKey does trap the event on the form but not at the UserControl level. Is there anyway to capture the event at the UserControl or must the form be made "aware" of the various controls it holds and their states? > Override the ProcessCmdKey method. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Is there a trick to this??? It's the responsibility of each window to trab events when it has the focus. As your user controls get the focus, they will be given the opportunity to deal with events such as key press and mouse move etc. If you've done nothing to these controls to handle the events they will just be ignored. If you have control over the source for these user controls you must build in the abilities you need or perhaps handle the correct events on the controls to trap them in the form. Signature-- Bob Powell [MVP] Visual C#, System.Drawing Ramuseco Limited .NET consulting http://www.ramuseco.com Find great Windows Forms articles in Windows Forms Tips and Tricks http://www.bobpowell.net/tipstricks.htm Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ http://www.bobpowell.net/faqmain.htm All new articles provide code in C# and VB.NET. Subscribe to the RSS feeds provided and never miss a new article. > Thanks Bob - ProcessCmdKey does trap the event on the form but not at the > UserControl level. Is there anyway to capture the event at the [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >> > >> > Is there a trick to this??? Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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