prevent combobox from "dropping up"

[djefanten]

Hi,

I have a windows form with a combobox on it (it has the DropDown as
DropDownStyle, which means you can type free text in it OR you can
select from a list).
At the moment that combobox receives focus, I need to display a small
form on the side of the dropped down combobox with a keyboard simulated
on it. Ok, I managed to get another form floating on the side, using a
good article on vbaccelerator.com, I can get the input from the
keyboard simulator form to fill the text-part of the combobox, so
functionally everything works as it should, but here's the problem:
When the keyboard-form is popped up, the combobox is dropped down. My
question is: how can I open a new form without the original form's
combobox being dropped down?

Thanks for your input!
Djef