Problem with Alt-Key

[Stefan]

Hi,

I'm creating an WebEditor with the Ribbonbar in Vb.net.

My problem is, that always if I press Alt, the Ribbonbar

gots the focus. That's a big problem, because

the user can't write chars like "{" or "}", wich are

very important for writing Website ( for Example in PHP ).

Can I deactivate it, or is there any workaround?

[Nikolay]

Hi Stefan,

The behavior observed is because of the RadRibbonBar Key Tips feature. In order to turn it off, please set the EnableKeyMap to false in the form's constructor:

public Form1()
{
    InitializeComponent();

    this.radRibbonBar1.EnableKeyMap = false;
}

If you have additional questions, feel free to contact me.

Kind regards,
Nikolay
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[Stefan]

There is no "EnableKeyMap" property.

Maybe I've got an old Version, I got this from 

Microsoft, the Version is Q4 2006.

Can I get an Update, if there is a newer version?

[Nikolay]

Hello Stefan,

There is a newer version of RadRibbonBar. However, it is a part of our WinForms suite and we cannot isolate it. Therefore, I cannot provide you with the updated version.

Actually, this there is a property for enabling/disabling the key tips in your version as well, but you are not able to access it. Therefore, I made a workaround using the reflection approach which sets the value of the particular property:

public Form1()
{
    InitializeComponent();

    SetProperty(this.radRibbonBar1, "EnableKeyTips", false);
}

public void SetProperty(object obj, string propertyName, object val)
{
    Type t = typeof(RadControl);
    BindingFlags flags = BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public;
    System.Reflection.PropertyInfo pi = t.GetProperty(propertyName, flags);
    val = Convert.ChangeType(val, pi.PropertyType);
    pi.SetValue(obj, val, null);
}

I hope this helps. If you have additional questions, feel free to contact me.

Kind regards,
Nikolay
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[Stefan]

thx, it works.

For all, who look for the soloution in vb.net:

SetProperty(Me.RadRibbonBar1, "EnableKeyTips", False)

 Public Sub SetProperty(ByVal obj As Object, ByVal propertyName As String, ByVal val As Object)
Dim t As System.Type = GetType(Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadRibbonBar)
Dim flags As System.Reflection.BindingFlags = System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance Or System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic Or System.Reflection.BindingFlags.[Public]
Dim pi As System.Reflection.PropertyInfo = t.GetProperty(propertyName, flags)
val = Convert.ChangeType(val, pi.PropertyType)
pi.SetValue(obj, val, Nothing)
End Sub