Create shortcuts keys

nir malbin

Hello,

I'm trying to assign shortcuts keys in my program. The only solution i found is to create a menu item and set its shortcut key property... Problem is that it is just not right... i dont need a menu... so why create one for just a shortcut...

Using the keys events is also not useful because i need the shortuct to be active for each of my controls in the form...

The best idea i had is to create a key logger that will catch all keys pressed in the OS and check if the form is in foucs, but i rather evoid that...

Any ideas? (Using .Net 2 Only)

Thanks!!!

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Guest User17y ago
Why not set the KeyPreview property of the form to True? The form's KeyDown/KeyUp/KeyPress events will fire and you can process your shortcuts there.
nir malbin17y ago
The idea of creating an object that his purpose is to be a menu and use it for a shortcut... its ugly.

I thought about something nice. I'll write a class that takes a control and signs up to all of his controls keys events...

This is the best idea so far...
Guest User17y ago
The menu doesn't have to be visible in order for the shortcut keys to work.

Why not use a menu to set up your shortcut keys and their events, and then set the Visible property of the menu control to False?