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[moamin123]

I have created a keyboard program i am using a textbox as the output and buttons for the input. is there anyone who knows hw i could use the caps lock feature

i am currently tryin 2 use a check box however the problem arises after i uncheck the box because if i pres another button the letters still apear in CAPITALS

[YarrOfDoom]

can you give the piece of code that handles the capitals?
it would help very much

[moamin123]

Well so far I have come up with this code:
but again when I unchek the chekbox everything in the text box turns to lowercase:

Private Sub CheckBox1_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles CheckBox1.CheckedChanged
        If Me.CheckBox1.Checked = True Then
            Me.TextBox1.CharacterCasing = CharacterCasing.Normal
        End If
        If Me.CheckBox1.Checked = False Then
            Me.TextBox1.CharacterCasing = CharacterCasing.Lower
        End If
    End Sub

[YarrOfDoom]

If your trying to simulate a caps-button, I would use something like this:

Private Sub button_a() Handles button_a.Click
if checkbox1.checked = true then
textbox1.text = textbox1.text & "A"
else
textbox1.text = textbox1.text & "a"
end if
end sub

This for all of your buttons.

Yarr
hint: use code-tags, it helps people reading your code

[kadghar]

If your trying to simulate a caps-button, I would use something like this:

Private Sub button_a() Handles button_a.Click
if checkbox1.checked = true then
textbox1.text = textbox1.text & "A"
else
textbox1.text = textbox1.text & "a"
end if
end sub

This for all of your buttons.

Yarr
hint: use code-tags, it helps people reading your code

in this case, wouldnt it be easier to write in the keypress event something like

if checkbox1.checked = true then keyascii = asc(ucase(chr(keyascii)))

Instead of writing a case for each key

HTH

[YarrOfDoom]

in this case, wouldnt it be easier to write in the keypress event something like

if checkbox1.checked = true then keyascii = asc(ucase(chr(keyascii)))

Instead of writing a case for each key

HTH

I don't think it's usefull in this case, because he is using buttons on a form for the typing, he's create something like "on-screen keyboard"

[kadghar]

Ô_o wait a sec

was it checkbox1.checked or checkbox1.value??

Well if you have troubles with one of them, try the other.

[YarrOfDoom]

Well so far i have come up with this code:
but again when i unchek the chekbox everything in the text box turns to lowercase

Private Sub CheckBox1_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles CheckBox1.CheckedChanged
If Me.CheckBox1.Checked = True Then
Me.TextBox1.CharacterCasing = CharacterCasing.Normal
End If
If Me.CheckBox1.Checked = False Then
Me.TextBox1.CharacterCasing = CharacterCasing.Lower
End If

End Sub

Actually, there's nothing wrong with this code, but it's the logic behind it that is wrong.

[Killer42]

Actually, there's nothing wrong with this code, but it's the logic behind it that is wrong.

Yes, this code says to convert whatever is currently in the textbox to upper or lower case. What you actually need to do is check the current setting of the checkbox before adding each character.

[kadghar]

I don't think it's usefull in this case, because he is using buttons on a form for the typing, he's create something like "on-screen keyboard"

i see, but it depends on how he is doing it. anyway, it can be written in the keypress event of the form.

or when the checkbox is checked, in the keydown event of the form, if the keycode is between 65 and 90, then it puts chr(keycode) in the textbox.

[Killer42]

i see, but it depends on how he is doing it. anyway, it can be written in the keypress event of the form...

I think the point yarr was making is that no keyboard events will be happening, since the user is just clicking the mouse.

[kadghar]

I think the point yarr was making is that no keyboard events will be happening, since the user is just clicking the mouse.

oh, i see... sorry, hadnt understand.