Capturing keys in design time

[GMMorris]

Hi,

 

I want to capture an event where a user presses CTRL at design time while my control is in selection - is this possible?

 

I tried using:

 

protected override void OnKeyDown(System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.Control.ToString());
}

 

But it didn't work

[DiverDan]

Use the KeyPress or KeyDown events, making sure that the form's KeyPreview properity is set to True.

   Private Sub Form1_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyPress
       If Asc(e.KeyChar) = Keys.Control Then
           'do something here
           e.Handled = True
       End If
   End Sub

or

   Public Sub Form1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyDown
       If e.KeyCode = Keys.N And e.Modifiers = Keys.Control Then
           'do something here
   End Sub

[GMMorris]

I'm not talking about a form, its a usercontrol, and it dosn't seem to have a KeyPreview property.

[DiverDan]

Opps...Read your post a bit too quickly.