Problem with Set Focus in outlook

[D_chapple]

Hello there

I am using the Outlook Style UI in coordination with main window i.e the tabbed windows in Visual Studio. I getting the problem with the setting Focus to UI elements in my program. I need the set focus for set keyboard focus to a UI element for user, Set focus for button, textbox as well as list box for the event generation and set up focus to a search panel for the search button. Help me if any one have the solution for the focusing issue. Waiting for the reply.


Thank you

[Sam.D]

Hey brother,

As per your query discussed above i came to know that your problem is about the setting focus to the element of you program. For that i have a solution which i got form one the forum and posting that here. So that you can try this and changed it according to your program to take in action. Hope you like it

<UserControl x:Class="WpfApplication.Control"
xmlns="Name of the site which you like"
xmlns:x="Name of the site which you like"
Height="400" Width="400">
<StackPanel Name="Stack Panell">
<TextBox Name="textbox1"/>
<ListBox Name="lstbox">
<ListBoxItem>Product 1</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>Product 2</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>Product 3</ListBoxItem>
</ListBox>
<Button Name="button1"  Content="Button"/>
<Button Content="set focus" Click="button_Click"/>
</StackPanel>
</UserControl>

 public partial class Control : User Control
{
 public Control()
 {
   InitializeComponent();
  }
 private void button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{ this.txtbox.Focus();
   Keyboard.Focus(this.txtbox);
}

[chroma]

Set Focus method Moves the focus to this instance of an object.
Syntax: object.SetFocus

If setting the focus fails, the focus reverts to the previous object and an error is generated.By default, setting the focus to a control does not activate the control's window or place it on top of other controls. The SetFocus method is valid for an empty Frame as well as a Frame that contains other controls. An empty Frame will take the focus itself, and any subsequent keyboard events apply to the Frame. In a Frame that contains other controls, the focus moves to the first control in the Frame, and subsequent keyboard events apply to the control that has the focus.

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[Eric B]

Hi,

Even i have something to share with hope that it will help regarding your issue. The below given code might be helpful for you to set the focus to the window. The above post is incomplete without this code so use this code with the above one and see whether it is working or not.

<Window x:Class="WpfApplication.Window"
xmlns="Site name which you used above"
xmlns:x="Site name which you used above"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
Title="Window" Name="window">
<local:UserControl/>
</Window>