Mouse/keyboard event

[shabnam]

I have an MDI application with a status bar that shows a timed error message (using the timer control).
I want the error message to be shown till a mouse/keyboard event or till the timer event whichever is longer.
Since the user can click on a child window - the MDI form does not always get the mouse event. Is there anyway to capture the fact that the MDI application has received a mouse or a keyboard event?

 

[vb5prgrmr]

You will have to put the code in each child that may be visable and set each key preview to true then use each forms keypress event.

Good Luck

 

[shabnam]

Thanks - using keypreview and keypress works for the keyboard events - but does not work for the mouse. How can I capture the mouse click events for the entire application?

 

[vb5prgrmr]

Either mousedown or mouseup for the form, but I would not suggest mousemove if you are looking for a click.

Good Luck

 

[shabnam]

It does not execute the code in mousedown or mouseup when I click on the some control in the form. Is KeyPreview supposed to capture mouse events too? Its help only talks about the keyboard events

 

[vb5prgrmr]

No, What you would have to do is for each form, for each control use the mousedown event.

Good Luck