how to: application wide keyboard hook

[~dr-sci-fi]

hi all,

problem: i have several controls on my form which can get focus, like
buttons/combos. i have to catch keyboard events for special keys like Alt-F1
on my form, for that, i simply implemented keydown event handler on my form
control, but when some other control has focus, all keypress events are
generated on that control.

Q: how can i implement an application wide keypress event handler, so that
if Alt-F1 is press on any control (or on any dialogue of the app), my single
event handler can grab it?

TIA

- sci

[ClayB [Syncfusion]]

Try setting Keypreview = true for your form. This should allow its key event
handlers to catch most keys...

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hi all,

problem: i have several controls on my form which can get focus, like
buttons/combos. i have to catch keyboard events for special keys like Alt-F1 on my form, for that, i simply implemented keydown event handler on my form control, but when some other control has focus, all keypress events are
generated on that control.

Q: how can i implement an application wide keypress event handler, so that
if Alt-F1 is press on any control (or on any dialogue of the app), my single event handler can grab it?

TIA

- sci