Hi guys (and ladies, let's keep this gender-neutral),

I've hit a new and interesting problem with my one VB.net 2005 application.
When the application is running, all my Windows-level shortcut keys don't work. This means that Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Ctrl-Z and all the other useful uniform shortcuts don't work at all on the application.

It is still possible for me to select text with the mouse and then right-click context-select 'Copy' and 'Paste', but that takes the speed out of it all.

I've checked for background threads and anything that may be trapping keyboard events, but there really isn't anything I can see that's causing this.

This is an MDI application, but the problem's occuring on both the MDI Parent and child forms.

Your assistance is greatly appreciated!

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hi there..

did you check that the forms doesn't have keypreview on true?

HTH

Gonzalo

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Gonzalo is right. If your form is capturing the key preview, this will interfere with your ability to use system shortcuts.

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I checked all the forms - KeyPreview is set to False on all of them.

None of why this is happening seems to make any sense!



There are 10 types of people in this world; those who understand binary, and those who don't

let's try 2 ideas to see what's happening..

first compile the project, close VS and run the exe alone...

second did you try it on another PC?? maybe something else is making the shortcuts not work..

Are you trying the shortcuts on textboxes or somewhere else????


HTH

Gonzalo

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Hi Gbianchi,

The program in question is currently in use in a live environment (about 20 people using it).
This problem's been around since mid-development, so it's happening when compiled, and on all machines.

Thanks!

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them I'm clueless.. there should be somewhere in your code that catch the control key and prevent it for being use with other keys...

HTH

Gonzalo

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Nothing I can see is handling any key events anywhere (those that were I've totally disabled).

I'm actually so desperate I'd be happy if you were able to go through my source and maybe pick it up (I assume it must be something blindingly obvious)

Cheers,

   Stuart

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mmm.. i have some time now.. the problem is that maybe you will send not enough code to see if it's working or not..

well.. if you want to send something do it to my hotmail account...

HTH

Gonzalo

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BTW, Stu,

“Guys” [u]is</u> gender-neutral when used in a generic context, as is “he,” “man,” “him,” “his,” “spokesman,” “chairman,” (ad nauseum, ad infinitim).

It is only women with irritatingly thin skin, and those who are easily bullied in academia who have given us ridiculous phrases like “he or she,” and arbitrary insertions of female pronouns here and there in texts.

(After I solve this issue I am going to go hold the ocean tide back with my 2 bare hands.)