RadWindow for ASP.NET AJAX
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RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX

RadWindow supports keyboard shortcuts to invoke its commands. This is an accessibility feature as well as functionality that can make working with the application more convenient for the end user.

Shortcuts can be global for the RadWindowManager - for commands that affect all its child RadWindows such as Tile, RestoreAll, CloseAll.

Commands that are specific for each separate RadWindow such as Close, Minimize, Maximize must be declared for each separate RadWindow. They are only active if the RadWindow has focus.

There are three ways to specify these shortcuts. The more commong two are: in the <Shortcuts> inner tag:

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<telerik:RadWindowManager ID="RadWindowManager1" runat="server">
    <Shortcuts>
        <telerik:WindowShortcut CommandName="RestoreAll" Shortcut="Alt+F3" />
        <telerik:WindowShortcut CommandName="Tile" Shortcut="Alt+F6" />
        <telerik:WindowShortcut CommandName="CloseAll" Shortcut="Esc" />
    </Shortcuts>
    <Windows>
        <telerik:RadWindow ID="RadWindow1" runat="server" VisibleOnPageLoad="true"
            NavigateUrl="http://www.telerik.com">
            <Shortcuts>
                <telerik:WindowShortcut CommandName="Maximize" Shortcut="Ctrl+F2" />
                <telerik:WindowShortcut CommandName="Restore" Shortcut="Ctrl+F3" />
            </Shortcuts>
        </telerik:RadWindow>
    </Windows>
</telerik:RadWindowManager>

or via the Shortcuts server-side property:

Since Q2 2012 the RadWindow also offers the option to modify the shortcuts via JavaScript by using the following methods:

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var oWnd = $find("RadWindow1"); //get a reference to the desired RadWindow
oWnd.addShortcut("Command", "shortcutString"); //adds the specified shortcut string to the given command
oWnd.removeShortcut("Command"); //removes the last shortcut for the  given command
oWnd.getShortcutString("Command"); //returns the last shortcut for the given command
oWnd.isShortcutAdded("Command"); //returns true if a shortcut is added for this command
oWnd.removeAllShortcutsCommand("Command"); //clears all shortcuts for the given command
Note

Shortcut modifications done via JavaScript will not be persisted if the control is disposed - either in an AJAX request, a full postback or via the DestroyOnClose functionality. These modifications are available only for a RadWindow instances and not for the RadWindowManager.

Tip

You should avoid globally used combinations such as Alt+F4, Ctrl+F5, etc. that have meaning in the context of the user browser/machine.

Here follows a list with the available commands:

for the RadWindowManager

Name

Executed command

CloseAll

Closes all opened RadWindows from the Windows Collection of the specific RadWindowManager

MinimizeAll

Minimizes all opened RadWindows from the Windows Collection of the specific RadWindowManager

RestoreAll

Restores all opened RadWindows from the Windows Collection of the specific RadWindowManager

MaximizeAll

Maximizes all opened RadWindows from the Windows Collection of the specific RadWindowManager

MinimizeActiveWindow

Minimizes the currently active (focused) RadWindow from the Windows Collection of the specific RadWindowManager

RestoreActiveWindow

Restores the currently active (focused) RadWindow from the Windows Collection of the specific RadWindowManager

CloseActiveWindow

Closes the currently active (focused) RadWindow from the Windows Collection of the specific RadWindowManager

For each separate RadWindow

Name

Executed command

Minimize

Minimizes the RadWindow

togglePin

Changes the Pinned property of the RadWindow to the opposite value (true/false)

Close

Closes the RadWindow

Maximize

Maximizes the RadWindow

Reload

Reloads the RadWindow

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