how to set a shortcut key on a menu item

[Wilfried Mestdagh]

Hi,

This gives me a runtime error that it is an invalid value. I tryed some
other keys with same result. However I tryed some function keys and they
work (whell I did not test if it work, I did test if there was no
exception). Are there limitations or do I do something wrong here ?

cancelReferencePointsToolStripMenuItem.ShortcutKeys = Keys.Escape;

 

[Dave Sexton]

Hi Wilfried,

Keys.Escape alone isn't a valid shortcut:

"ToolStripManager.IsValidShortcut Method"
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.toolstripmanager.isvalidshortcut.aspx

I don't recommend using it anyway because Ctrl+Escape and Alt+Escape seem to
have specific meaning in Windows already. You should use something like
Ctrl+E instead.

 

[Wilfried Mestdagh]

Hi Dave,

Thank you. It was for a temporary setting and get it fast disabled by
pressing Esc. But you are right the key itself already has a meaning. I
capture it now in the form's keydown.