Create shortcuts keys

Question

Hello I'm trying to assign shortcuts keys in my program. The only solution i found is to create a menu item and set its shortcut key property... Problem is that it is just not right... i dont need a menu... so why create one for just a shortcut... Using the keys events is also not useful because i need the shortuct to be active for each of my controls in the form... The best idea i had is to create a key logger that will catch all keys pressed in the OS and check if the form is in foucs but i rather evoid that... Any ideas? (Using .Net 2 Only) Thanks!!!

John Penn · Answer

Why not set the KeyPreview property of the form to True? The form's KeyDown/KeyUp/KeyPress events will fire and you can process your shortcuts there.

nir malbin · Answer

The idea of creating an object that his purpose is to be a menu and use it for a shortcut... its ugly. I thought about something nice. I'll write a class that takes a control and signs up to all of his controls keys events... This is the best idea so far...

John Penn · Answer

The menu doesn't have to be visible in order for the shortcut keys to work. Why not use a menu to set up your shortcut keys and their events and then set the Visible property of the menu control to False?