ALT key not working in custom tab page added into folder Propertie

[WLAN]

Hello ALL,

I have added a new custom tab page into folder properties dialog of Outlook.
the new tab page shows some options that are specific to our archiving
product.

Outlook folder properties dialog displays all mnemonics when ALT key is
pressed. This is working fine for default tab pages provided by Outlook. But
for our custom tab page, when I press ALT key mnemonics are not appearing in
my custom tab page.

I have to click my custom tab page title two or three times for selecting
it. After clicking two or three times in my custom tab page, tab page title
will be selected in dotted lines, then if i press ALT key mnemonics will
appear immediately.

This custom tab page is developed as .net user control and added into
optionspage_add event handler of namespace. I couldn't understand the issue?
Is there anything wrong in message handling?
How do I resolve this issue?

Thanks
WLAN

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

You might need to set the focus onto one of the controls in your property
page when you get the callback that your page is being displayed so Alt can
work correctly. Even that may not be enough, managed code talking to
property pages can be a bit flakey sometimes.