Onscreen keyboards are practically everywhere. Now, they can be in your Visual Basic programs as well.
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Published 10/26/2009
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SendKeys
Published 01/14/2008
The existing SendKeys class does not have a managed way to activate an external application. MSDN recommends that you should use the FindWindow and SetForegroundWindow APIs. However, this alone does not ensure that the desired application will have keyboard focus while the keys are being sent. This replacement module sends keys directly to the specified window without error.
Managing Low-Level Keyboard Hooks with the Windows API for VB .NET
Published 04/18/2003
Learn to capture and react to keyboard presses by your users. Paul discusses hooking into keyboard information using the Windows API and Visual Basic .NET.
Managing Low-Level Keyboard Hooks with the Windows API
Published 11/18/2002
To acquire a low-level hook into the keyboard, there is quite a bit of cryptic information involved. Paul makes it easy by showing you the several Windows API methods and the details for accomplishing this.
Managing Keyboard State in DOS, VB6, and VB .NET: A Brief History
Published 10/28/2002
Paul covers ways that you can manage the keyboard state for Visual Basic 6 and VB .NET in his newest column.
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