Programming keyboard keys in vb.net
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Hi all
I am working on application which displays text on the screen as one word of a line at a time. Now words are changing at a set speed of 240ms using ( system.threading.thread.sleep).But i want change words on the screen using left and right arrow key so that if the user does not like the preset speed then the speed can be adjusted using left and right arrow key. At the moment i dont have much idea about how to add keys functionality to my application.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
I am working on application which displays text on the screen as one word of a line at a time. Now words are changing at a set speed of 240ms using ( system.threading.thread.sleep).But i want change words on the screen using left and right arrow key so that if the user does not like the preset speed then the speed can be adjusted using left and right arrow key. At the moment i dont have much idea about how to add keys functionality to my application.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
In the forms properties set KeyPreview to True and then use the Key subs that the form supplies
AND/OR
You can check which key was pressed using To handle the Left key press
Private Sub Form1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown
End Sub Private Sub Form1_KeyUp(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyUp
End Sub If e.KeyCode = Keys.Left Then
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Thanks for your reply...code is working beautifully
I am using space key to initialize a thread which starts flashing text on the screen. Now the problem is that if i press the same key again then same thread gets started again and t.abort or t.suspend is not working either.
My idea is pause the thread if the same key is pressed again...like an on off button..
If e.KeyCode = Keys.Space Then
Dim value As Boolean = False
Control.CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls = value
Dim t As Thread
t = New Thread(AddressOf rsvp)
If t.IsAlive = False Then
t.Start()
Else : t.Abort()
End If
End If
I am using space key to initialize a thread which starts flashing text on the screen. Now the problem is that if i press the same key again then same thread gets started again and t.abort or t.suspend is not working either.
My idea is pause the thread if the same key is pressed again...like an on off button..
If e.KeyCode = Keys.Space Then
Dim value As Boolean = False
Control.CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls = value
Dim t As Thread
t = New Thread(AddressOf rsvp)
If t.IsAlive = False Then
t.Start()
Else : t.Abort()
End If
End If
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