Learn how to detect if a touchscreen is available on the device running your application. You'll also see how to display a touch-enabled keyboard!
Detecting a Touchscreen in Visual Basic
Published 05/31/2017
Latest Keyboard Articles
Using WndProc to Override Mouse Functions
Published 10/05/2015
Learn how to use the simple, yet powerful, WndProc command and its associated methods to override various window and mouse functions.
Making an Onscreen Keyboard
Published 04/17/2015
Onscreen keyboards are practically everywhere. Now, they can be in your Visual Basic programs as well.
On Screen Keys
Published 10/26/2009
Discover how to make an on-screen keyboard.
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.
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C++ Exception Handling: How to Handle Exceptions in C++
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Migrating to ASP.NET Core 2.0
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Creating .NET Framework 4.7 Apps with Visual Studio 2017
Published 09/06/2017
Microsoft released .NET Framework 4.7 earlier this year. Let's find out what you can do with it!
Programming Devices and Activities from the Microsoft Graph APIs
Published 07/28/2017
With Microsoft's new Project Rome, the user experience across all platforms (Windows, iOS, or Android) will be seamless among different hardware.
