key events 1

[yeller2]

Are key events only fired for textbox-like controls? I want to fire a key event in the main form and am having an issue.

Thanks.

 

[JurkMonkey]

you want to declare a custom event in your main form?

http://www.ubuntu.com/

 

[yeller2]

No, I want to use the events available to the form. If you handle a keydown event for a form and wait until that handler is reached, you'll be waiting a long time.

 

[JurkMonkey]

I'm still confused.

You are capturing the keydown event of a form and the method that you run when you capture the key down is taking too long?

http://www.ubuntu.com/

 

[yeller2]

I was meaning that it doesn't fire.

This article explains it, and although I haven't gotten it working yet, I think this is along the lines of the way to go:

http://www.devnewsgroups.net/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.windowsforms/topic34742.aspx

 

[JurkMonkey]

On your windows form set the KeyPreview property to True

http://www.ubuntu.com/

 

[yeller2]

Awesome. Works.

Thanks