Enter key pressed in a VS.NET addin control

[Nathan Tran]

Hi, I'm developing an irc client add-in for vs.net. On the control hosted by a toolbox window I have various textbox controls. I'm trying to acknowledge when the ENTER key is pressed within a textbox. I've done this before on a winform so I do know how to use the KeyDown, KeyUp, KeyPress events to check for the e.KeyCode == Keys.Return or e.KeyChar == '\r' or e.KeyChar == (char)13. None of these methods work. I have reason to believe that the problem arises from the fact that the textbox is hosted in a CUSTOM control and not a form. From tests I've done, I found out that the textbox does not process the following keys: ENTER, NUMPAD ENTER, CONTROL, ALT, etc...the list goes on. How do I get the textbox to process ENTER key presses? Nathan.

[Nathan Tran]

Hi again, A question for people who've worked on vs.net addins: How do I get a handle on the toolbox window that holds the addin control so that I can gracefully destroy it? At the moment, I have to compile/exit vs.net/restart in order to load a new instance of the addin. Also one other peculiarity. I've noticed that I have to load my addin project in order for the actual addin to load (release build). I've have to look into this a little further. Any clue? Nathan.

[WizardOfPeyton]

I have also been working on a few add-in for VS.Net. I think I can help you with closing your toolwindow. I created a data member called Tool Window in my Connect class private Window ToolWindow; Save the Window returned from the CreateToolWindow(...) call. ToolWindow = applicationObject.Windows.CreateToolWindow(addInInstance, progIdAttributeObj.Value, "Your Tool Window", guidstr, ref objTemp); To destroy the window call the following. I do this in the OnDisconnection(...) method. ToolWindow.Close(EnvDTE.vsSaveChanges.vsSaveChangesYes); I have noticed other issues with ToolWindows, similiar to what happens with the Properties ToolWindow. After debugging the application your working on, the Tool Window does not 'reappear' when debugging is finished. Good Luck.