Can you not capture the keystrokes at the form level and 'cancel' them before they are bubbled to the control?
John Warner > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Peter Ritchie > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 5:17 AM > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Webbrowser control and > backspace key problem > > > You'd run into this problem with a number of controls--many > controls do something specific with certain keystrokes. > > I would recommend setting the focus away from the browser > control while in on-screen keyboard mode. See the > ActiveControl property on the form. > > > On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:00:20 +0300, Seref Arikan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >I am developing a desktop app that'll run on a touch screen > device, and > >it has to provide access to a series of web pages. the users have to > >use an on-screen keyboard to enter data to the web page. > > > >So I have to host webbrowser control, and users will need > backspace key > >to erase any mistyped data. The trouble is, webbrowser control > >interprets backspace key as go back when focus is not in a > textbox etc. > > > >I've seen a lot of tips, discussions etc, but none of them seems to > >cover this simple scenario. How do I prevent webbrowser control from > >going back due to a keypress from backspace key? I do not > have control > >over the displayed pages, so injecting a piece of javascript > is not an > >option. I'd really appreciate your comments, for I have lost a > >ridiciolus amount of > time > >for such a little annoying problem! > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentorR http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
