> Dear group,
>
> I am trying to move a panel (panel2) around which is inside another
> panel (panel1). I want the user to be able to use the arrow keys on the
> keyboard.
>
> However when I press either arrow key, focus is set to my toolbar
> (toolbar1) and you see focus going from pushbutton to pushbutton.
>
> I've tried keydown events on mybase, panel1, panel2 and finally only
> this is working:
>
> Private Sub ToolBar1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
> System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles ToolBar1.KeyDown
>
>      If e.KeyCode = Keys.Right Then
>
>           panel2.location = [etc]
>
>      End If
>
> End Sub
>
> However this is not a nice workaround. If the user presses right or
> left several times in a row or holds down the key, you see the panel
> moving alright but also the toolbar gets repainted over and over again
> to a point it can't repaint quickly enough and disappears a moment.
>
> So both the panel is moving and the focus is moving over the
> pushbuttons on the toolbar.
>
> Can someone tell me how to tell the toolbar _not_ to catch keydown
> events and let the panel1, panel2 or mybase or even the form handle
> this (where it should be in this situation).
>
> Help is appreciated!
>
> Kind Regards,
> Martin.

> Use the following code in your form to handle the keypress event.
>
> Protected Overrides Function ProcessDialogKey(ByVal keyData As
> System.Windows.Forms.Keys) As Boolean
>         If keyData = Keys.Right Then
>             'Move the Panel
>             Return True
>         End If
>         Return MyBase.ProcessDialogKey(keyData)
>     End Function
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Sugan.
>
> mart***@hotmail.com wrote:
> > Dear group,
> >
> > I am trying to move a panel (panel2) around which is inside another
> > panel (panel1). I want the user to be able to use the arrow keys on the
> > keyboard.
> >
> > However when I press either arrow key, focus is set to my toolbar
> > (toolbar1) and you see focus going from pushbutton to pushbutton.
> >
> > I've tried keydown events on mybase, panel1, panel2 and finally only
> > this is working:
> >
> > Private Sub ToolBar1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
> > System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles ToolBar1.KeyDown
> >
> >      If e.KeyCode = Keys.Right Then
> >
> >           panel2.location = [etc]
> >
> >      End If
> >
> > End Sub
> >
> > However this is not a nice workaround. If the user presses right or
> > left several times in a row or holds down the key, you see the panel
> > moving alright but also the toolbar gets repainted over and over again
> > to a point it can't repaint quickly enough and disappears a moment.
> >
> > So both the panel is moving and the focus is moving over the
> > pushbuttons on the toolbar.
> >
> > Can someone tell me how to tell the toolbar _not_ to catch keydown
> > events and let the panel1, panel2 or mybase or even the form handle
> > this (where it should be in this situation).
> >
> > Help is appreciated!
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> > Martin.