Shortcuts don't work.

[PAzevedo]

With ToolStripMenuIt em objects i created a 'Tools' menu and from that
menu droped an Item to which i assigned a ShortcutKey of 'Keys.Control
| Keys.E', and the shortcut doesn't work.
This ToolStripMenuIt em is inside a Form, i tryed with different
shortcuts and some work, some don't.
For instance, 'Keys.Control | Keys.R' doesn't work either.
Is anyone familiar with this problem?

MenuStrip msMenu = new MenuStrip();
msMenu.Parent = this;

ToolStripMenuIt em miFile = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&File");
ToolStripMenuIt em miTools = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Tools");

ToolStripMenuIt em miExit = new ToolStripMenuIt em("E&xit", null, new
EventHandler(mi ExitOnClick));
ToolStripMenuIt em miInsert = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Insert", null, new
EventHandler(mi InsertOnClick)) ;
miInsert.Shortc utKeys = Keys.Control | Keys.I;
ToolStripMenuIt em miEdit = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Edit", null, new
EventHandler(mi EditOnClick));
miEdit.Shortcut Keys = Keys.Control | Keys.E;
ToolStripMenuIt em miDelete = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Delete", null, new
EventHandler(mi DeleteOnClick)) ;
miDelete.Shortc utKeys = Keys.Control | Keys.D;

miFile.DropDown Items.Add(miExi t);
msMenu.Items.Ad d(miFile);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miIn sert);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miEd it);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miDe lete);
msMenu.Items.Ad d(miTools);

[Dave Sexton]

Hi,

I can't repro the issue. I pasted the code you supplied into a new Form right
after InitializeCompo nent() is called, and then created event handlers that
simply displayed a MessageBox.

Pressing any of the key combinations defined as shortcuts displayed a
MessageBox as expected. Ctrl+I, Ctrl+E, Ctrl+D and even Ctrl+R all worked
just fine. I didn't try any other combinations.

I suspect that there may be some shortcut conflict somewhere or another
control is preventing the key combination from working. Make sure that you
haven't coded any key handlers that might prevent them from working and try
removing components and controls from your Form until the issue goes away,
just to see which control is causing the conflict (if in fact it is a conflict
issue).

--
Dave Sexton

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With ToolStripMenuIt em objects i created a 'Tools' menu and from that
menu droped an Item to which i assigned a ShortcutKey of 'Keys.Control
| Keys.E', and the shortcut doesn't work.
This ToolStripMenuIt em is inside a Form, i tryed with different
shortcuts and some work, some don't.
For instance, 'Keys.Control | Keys.R' doesn't work either.
Is anyone familiar with this problem?

MenuStrip msMenu = new MenuStrip();
msMenu.Parent = this;

ToolStripMenuIt em miFile = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&File");
ToolStripMenuIt em miTools = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Tools");

ToolStripMenuIt em miExit = new ToolStripMenuIt em("E&xit", null, new
EventHandler(mi ExitOnClick));
ToolStripMenuIt em miInsert = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Insert", null, new
EventHandler(mi InsertOnClick)) ;
miInsert.Shortc utKeys = Keys.Control | Keys.I;
ToolStripMenuIt em miEdit = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Edit", null, new
EventHandler(mi EditOnClick));
miEdit.Shortcut Keys = Keys.Control | Keys.E;
ToolStripMenuIt em miDelete = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Delete", null, new
EventHandler(mi DeleteOnClick)) ;
miDelete.Shortc utKeys = Keys.Control | Keys.D;

miFile.DropDown Items.Add(miExi t);
msMenu.Items.Ad d(miFile);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miIn sert);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miEd it);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miDe lete);
msMenu.Items.Ad d(miTools);

[PAzevedo]

I had a TextBox object also on the same form, i removed it and the
problem went away, thank you for the sugestion.
I have been told that focus can sometimes trigger these problems, and
the TB did indeed have the focus, so some TB shortcut might be
conflicting with my own.

Dave Sexton wrote:

Hi,

I can't repro the issue. I pasted the code you supplied into a new Form right
after InitializeCompo nent() is called, and then created event handlers that
simply displayed a MessageBox.

Pressing any of the key combinations defined as shortcuts displayed a
MessageBox as expected. Ctrl+I, Ctrl+E, Ctrl+D and even Ctrl+R all worked
just fine. I didn't try any other combinations.

I suspect that there may be some shortcut conflict somewhere or another
control is preventing the key combination from working. Make sure that you
haven't coded any key handlers that might prevent them from working and try
removing components and controls from your Form until the issue goes away,
just to see which control is causing the conflict (if in fact it is a conflict
issue).

--
Dave Sexton

<PA******@gmail .comwrote in message
news:11******** *************@e 64g2000cwd.goog legroups.com...

With ToolStripMenuIt em objects i created a 'Tools' menu and from that
menu droped an Item to which i assigned a ShortcutKey of 'Keys.Control
| Keys.E', and the shortcut doesn't work.
This ToolStripMenuIt em is inside a Form, i tryed with different
shortcuts and some work, some don't.
For instance, 'Keys.Control | Keys.R' doesn't work either.
Is anyone familiar with this problem?

MenuStrip msMenu = new MenuStrip();
msMenu.Parent = this;

ToolStripMenuIt em miFile = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&File");
ToolStripMenuIt em miTools = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Tools");

ToolStripMenuIt em miExit = new ToolStripMenuIt em("E&xit", null, new
EventHandler(mi ExitOnClick));
ToolStripMenuIt em miInsert = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Insert", null, new
EventHandler(mi InsertOnClick)) ;
miInsert.Shortc utKeys = Keys.Control | Keys.I;
ToolStripMenuIt em miEdit = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Edit", null, new
EventHandler(mi EditOnClick));
miEdit.Shortcut Keys = Keys.Control | Keys.E;
ToolStripMenuIt em miDelete = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Delete", null, new
EventHandler(mi DeleteOnClick)) ;
miDelete.Shortc utKeys = Keys.Control | Keys.D;

miFile.DropDown Items.Add(miExi t);
msMenu.Items.Ad d(miFile);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miIn sert);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miEd it);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miDe lete);
msMenu.Items.Ad d(miTools);

[PAzevedo]

I disabled the shortcuts on the TextBox and the shortcuts previously
mentioned still wouldn't work. They work if i change Enabled to false.

PA******@gmail. com wrote:

I had a TextBox object also on the same form, i removed it and the
problem went away, thank you for the sugestion.
I have been told that focus can sometimes trigger these problems, and
the TB did indeed have the focus, so some TB shortcut might be
conflicting with my own.

Dave Sexton wrote:

Hi,

I can't repro the issue. I pasted the code you supplied into a new Form right
after InitializeCompo nent() is called, and then created event handlers that
simply displayed a MessageBox.

Pressing any of the key combinations defined as shortcuts displayed a
MessageBox as expected. Ctrl+I, Ctrl+E, Ctrl+D and even Ctrl+R all worked
just fine. I didn't try any other combinations.

I suspect that there may be some shortcut conflict somewhere or another
control is preventing the key combination from working. Make sure that you
haven't coded any key handlers that might prevent them from working and try
removing components and controls from your Form until the issue goes away,
just to see which control is causing the conflict (if in fact it is a conflict
issue).

--
Dave Sexton

<PA******@gmail .comwrote in message
news:11******** *************@e 64g2000cwd.goog legroups.com...

With ToolStripMenuIt em objects i created a 'Tools' menu and from that
menu droped an Item to which i assigned a ShortcutKey of 'Keys.Control
| Keys.E', and the shortcut doesn't work.
This ToolStripMenuIt em is inside a Form, i tryed with different
shortcuts and some work, some don't.
For instance, 'Keys.Control | Keys.R' doesn't work either.
Is anyone familiar with this problem?
>
MenuStrip msMenu = new MenuStrip();
msMenu.Parent = this;
>
ToolStripMenuIt em miFile = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&File");
ToolStripMenuIt em miTools = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Tools");
>
ToolStripMenuIt em miExit = new ToolStripMenuIt em("E&xit", null, new
EventHandler(mi ExitOnClick));
ToolStripMenuIt em miInsert = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Insert", null, new
EventHandler(mi InsertOnClick)) ;
miInsert.Shortc utKeys = Keys.Control | Keys.I;
ToolStripMenuIt em miEdit = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Edit", null, new
EventHandler(mi EditOnClick));
miEdit.Shortcut Keys = Keys.Control | Keys.E;
ToolStripMenuIt em miDelete = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Delete", null, new
EventHandler(mi DeleteOnClick)) ;
miDelete.Shortc utKeys = Keys.Control | Keys.D;
>
miFile.DropDown Items.Add(miExi t);
msMenu.Items.Ad d(miFile);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miIn sert);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miEd it);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miDe lete);
msMenu.Items.Ad d(miTools);
>

[PAzevedo]

The full code btw.

using System;
using System.Windows. Forms;

class GUDB : Form
{
private TextBox tbOutput = new TextBox();

public static void Main()
{
Application.Run (new GUDB());
}
public GUDB()
{
Text = "GUDB";

tbOutput.Parent = this;
tbOutput.Multil ine = true;
tbOutput.ReadOn ly = true;
tbOutput.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
tbOutput.Scroll Bars = ScrollBars.Vert ical;
tbOutput.WordWr ap = true;

MenuStrip msMenu = new MenuStrip();
msMenu.Parent = this;

ToolStripMenuIt em miFile = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&File");
ToolStripMenuIt em miTools = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Tools");

ToolStripMenuIt em miExit = new ToolStripMenuIt em("E&xit", null, new
EventHandler(mi ExitOnClick));
ToolStripMenuIt em miInsert = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Insert", null,
new EventHandler(mi InsertOnClick)) ;
miInsert.Shortc utKeys = Keys.Control | Keys.I;
ToolStripMenuIt em miEdit = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Edit", null, new
EventHandler(mi EditOnClick));
miEdit.Shortcut Keys = Keys.Control | Keys.E;
ToolStripMenuIt em miDelete = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Delete", null,
new EventHandler(mi DeleteOnClick)) ;
miDelete.Shortc utKeys = Keys.Control | Keys.D;

miFile.DropDown Items.Add(miExi t);
msMenu.Items.Ad d(miFile);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miIn sert);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miEd it);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miDe lete);
msMenu.Items.Ad d(miTools);
}

private void miExitOnClick(o bject sender, EventArgs ea)
{
Close();
}

private void miInsertOnClick (object sender, EventArgs ea)
{
Close();
}

private void miEditOnClick(o bject sender, EventArgs ea)
{
Close();
}

private void miDeleteOnClick (object sender, EventArgs ea)
{
Close();
}
}

[Dave Sexton]

Hi,

I wonder if that's a bug. Setting ShorcutsEnabled to false should bubble the
key press to the Parent, IMO. I was able to repro that it doesn't.

Setting Enabled to false makes sense, however, because the TextBox isn't
receiving the key input to begin with.

I guess you'll have to do some research on the web to see if there are any
existing solutions. I assume that some people override WndProc and try to
handle the specific shortcuts that aren't working by checking if the
ActiveControl is a TextBox and then switching over the shortcuts that are
required such as Ctrl+E and Ctrl+R. Then invoke the appropriate menu command
in code for the current shortcut.

HTH

--
Dave Sexton

<PA******@gmail .comwrote in message
news:11******** **************@ b28g2000cwb.goo glegroups.com.. .

>I disabled the shortcuts on the TextBox and the shortcuts previously
mentioned still wouldn't work. They work if i change Enabled to false.

PA******@gmail. com wrote:

>I had a TextBox object also on the same form, i removed it and the
problem went away, thank you for the sugestion.
I have been told that focus can sometimes trigger these problems, and
the TB did indeed have the focus, so some TB shortcut might be
conflicting with my own.

Dave Sexton wrote:

Hi,

I can't repro the issue. I pasted the code you supplied into a new Form
right
after InitializeCompo nent() is called, and then created event handlers
that
simply displayed a MessageBox.

Pressing any of the key combinations defined as shortcuts displayed a
MessageBox as expected. Ctrl+I, Ctrl+E, Ctrl+D and even Ctrl+R all
worked
just fine. I didn't try any other combinations.

I suspect that there may be some shortcut conflict somewhere or another
control is preventing the key combination from working. Make sure that
you
haven't coded any key handlers that might prevent them from working and
try
removing components and controls from your Form until the issue goes
away,
just to see which control is causing the conflict (if in fact it is a
conflict
issue).

--
Dave Sexton

<PA******@gmail .comwrote in message
news:11******** *************@e 64g2000cwd.goog legroups.com...
With ToolStripMenuIt em objects i created a 'Tools' menu and from that
menu droped an Item to which i assigned a ShortcutKey of 'Keys.Control
| Keys.E', and the shortcut doesn't work.
This ToolStripMenuIt em is inside a Form, i tryed with different
shortcuts and some work, some don't.
For instance, 'Keys.Control | Keys.R' doesn't work either.
Is anyone familiar with this problem?

MenuStrip msMenu = new MenuStrip();
msMenu.Parent = this;

ToolStripMenuIt em miFile = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&File");
ToolStripMenuIt em miTools = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Tools");

ToolStripMenuIt em miExit = new ToolStripMenuIt em("E&xit", null, new
EventHandler(mi ExitOnClick));
ToolStripMenuIt em miInsert = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Insert", null, new
EventHandler(mi InsertOnClick)) ;
miInsert.Shortc utKeys = Keys.Control | Keys.I;
ToolStripMenuIt em miEdit = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Edit", null, new
EventHandler(mi EditOnClick));
miEdit.Shortcut Keys = Keys.Control | Keys.E;
ToolStripMenuIt em miDelete = new ToolStripMenuIt em("&Delete", null, new
EventHandler(mi DeleteOnClick)) ;
miDelete.Shortc utKeys = Keys.Control | Keys.D;

miFile.DropDown Items.Add(miExi t);
msMenu.Items.Ad d(miFile);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miIn sert);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miEd it);
miTools.DropDow nItems.Add(miDe lete);
msMenu.Items.Ad d(miTools);