How program function keys (e.g. F1, F2) in Windows app?

23 Mar 2006 10:49 PM

Ronald S. Cook

I'm writing a Windows app and want to associate function keys with some of
my menu items (e.g. Help (F1)) and buttons. How can I do this, please?

Thanks.

23 Mar 2006 11:27 PM

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

"Ronald S. Cook" <rc***@westinis.com> schrieb:
> I'm writing a Windows app and want to associate function keys with some of
> my menu items (e.g. Help (F1)) and buttons.

Menu items have a 'Shortcut' property which can be used to assign keyboard
shortcuts to them. Buttons support shortcuts by embedding an ampersand
character in their 'Text' property value, such as "&Save", which will make
Alt+S raise the button's 'Click' event.

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23 Mar 2006 11:53 PM

Armin Zingler

"Ronald S. Cook" <rc***@westinis.com> schrieb
> I'm writing a Windows app and want to associate function keys with
> some of my menu items (e.g. Help (F1)) and buttons. How can I do
> this, please?

Set the Shortcuts property for menus. Handle the KeyDown event at form level
(KeyPreview = True) to handle them without a menu.

Armin

24 Mar 2006 10:32 PM

Ronald S. Cook

So how can I assign a function key (e.g. F3) to a button?

Thanks.

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"Armin Zingler" <az.nospam@freenet.de> wrote in message
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> "Ronald S. Cook" <rc***@westinis.com> schrieb
>> I'm writing a Windows app and want to associate function keys with
>> some of my menu items (e.g. Help (F1)) and buttons. How can I do
>> this, please?
>
>
> Set the Shortcuts property for menus. Handle the KeyDown event at form
> level (KeyPreview = True) to handle them without a menu.
>
>
> Armin

25 Mar 2006 12:10 AM

Armin Zingler

"Ronald S. Cook" <rc***@westinis.com> schrieb
> So how can I assign a function key (e.g. F3) to a button?

You can not assign a function key to a button. You can handle the key at
Form level and call the same procedure that is called when the button is
clicked.

see also:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;839201

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vbcon/html/vbconMouseKeyboardInteractions.asp

Armin

26 Mar 2006 10:44 PM

Dennis

You can also use mybutton.performclick.

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"Armin Zingler" wrote:

> "Ronald S. Cook" <rc***@westinis.com> schrieb
> > So how can I assign a function key (e.g. F3) to a button?
>
> You can not assign a function key to a button. You can handle the key at
> Form level and call the same procedure that is called when the button is
> clicked.
>
>
> see also:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;839201
>
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vbcon/html/vbconMouseKeyboardInteractions.asp
>
>
>
> Armin
>
>

27 Mar 2006 9:20 AM

Armin Zingler

"Dennis" <Den***@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb
> You can also use mybutton.performclick.

Yes, you can, but I never suggest it because no button has been clicked.

Armin