[Mono-winforms-list] SendKeys

[Rolf Bjarne Kvinge]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mono-winforms-list-bounces at lists.ximian.com [mailto:mono-
> winforms-list-bounces at lists.ximian.com] On Behalf Of Martin Hombauer
> Sent: miércoles, 31 de enero de 2007 20:30
> To: mono-winforms-list at lists.ximian.com
> Subject: Re: [Mono-winforms-list] SendKeys
> 
> > On 1/31/07, martin at fony.sk <martin at fony.sk> wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: mono-winforms-list-bounces at lists.ximian.com [mailto:mono-
> >> winforms-list-bounces at lists.ximian.com] On Behalf Of martin at fony.sk
> >> Sent: miércoles, 31 de enero de 2007 9:53
> >> >> To: mono-winforms-list at lists.ximian.com
> >> >> Subject: [Mono-winforms-list] SendKeys
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> I am building an application with virtual keyboard, using
> >> touchscreen. I
> >> >> need to send (simulate) a key event when I press button. In
> windows
> >> .NET,
> >> >> there's a method called System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.Send(),
> which
> >> simply
> >> >> does this thing. But in Mono, compiling results in "The requested
> >> feature
> >> >> is not implemented."
> >> >>
> >> >> Is there any other way to make this work? Does anybody knows,
> when
> >> will be
> >> >> this method implemented in Mono?
> >> >
> >> > SendKeys is already implemented (though not a long time ago), so
> which
> >> version of mono are you using?
> >> >
> >> > Rolf
> >> >
> >>
> >> I am using mono-core-1.2.2.1-0.novell
> >> " rpm -qa | grep mono-core* "
> >> I downloaded RPMs for Fedora 5, added them to yum repository and
> >> installed.
> >>
> >> Is SendKeys.Send() method ready for Fedora 5?
> >
> > I believe SendKeys is new to Mono 1.2.3, which has not quite been
> > released yet (there are preview releases available for download,
> > though).  See the draft of the release notes:
> >
> > http://go-mono.com/archive/1.2.3/
> >
> > Best,
> > Sandy
> >
> 
> Thanks Sandy, I though so.
> 
> For Rolf:
> Monodevelep knows SendKeys.Send() method after adding
> System.Windows.Forms.dll to references, everything seems ok, there are
> no errors or warnings after compilation, but when application starts
> and
> I call that method (by pressing a button), application crashes with
> "The
> requested feature is not implemented" and other error messages. It
> seems
> like the method is implemented, but it is not.
> There is also a bug-report:
> http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-bugs/2006-November/050592.html
> 
> I hope the function will be soon implemented, because I cant find other
> way to make virtual keyboard work, I started programming in C#
> recently.
> I tried to start external application xsendkey to send key event to my
> application, but it is not working fine, because in my application,
> there is gecko-sharp widget (mozilla window) and I cant get it focused
> when starting xsendkey so the text cannot by written, for example, in a
> form on webpage. That is a reason, why I need to send key events to my
> application.
> 
It is implemented, just not in the version you have :)

Rolf