NAV2015 Client add-in 'Enter' key not processed

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Hi all,

I've upgraded one of our solutions to 2015 to see what's what.
After the upgrade one of our client add-in isn't working correctly anymore. Somehow the 'Enter' key doesn't reach the add-in. Every other key on the keyboard gets through, even pressing 'SHIFT + Enter' but not 'Enter' on it's own.

To be sure I've written a simple add-in with only a TextBox and a KeyDown event attached. But even in that add-in the 'Enter' key from the RTC does not reach the add-in.

protected override Control CreateControl()
{
TextBox txtTestEvent = new TextBox();
txtTestEvent.KeyDown += txtTestEvent_KeyDown;
return txtTestEvent;
}

void txtTestEvent_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show(String.Format("{0} key pressed!", e.KeyCode));
}

Any ideas?

Gr, Erik

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keoma 32,729 on at

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hi,

did you set property keypreview to true?

Check out PreviewKeyDown event. Return raises that event on button controls.

private void Form1_PreviewKeyDown(object sender, PreviewKeyDownEventArgs e)

{

if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Return)

MessageBox.Show("I found return");

}

Or try:

private void Form1_PreviewKeyDown(object sender, PreviewKeyDownEventArgs e)

{

if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Return)

e.IsInputKey = true;

}

best regards

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The problem is not handling the enter in the add-in. The enter is not even reaching the add-in from the NAV client. It's like the RTC is somehow blocking the enter for it's own purpose. All other keys reach the add-in.

And, the same add-in works like a charm in 2009, 2013 and 2013R2.

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so then it sounds like a bug ( = MS feature :-) )

workaround: add a OK-button to the addin control which simulates an ENTER/Return key event. :-|

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It's a rich-text/html editor add-in so an 'enter' button would not be particularly nice :)

[View:http://demo.abpdynamics.nl/editor.jpg]

I'll just report a bug.

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maybe this will help you.

vjeko.com/.../trick-instantiating-any-control-in-a-control-add-in

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Hi Erik,

Does this help you?

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/nav/archive/2015/01/28/how-to-control-keyboards-events-in-add-in.aspx

You have made a nice editor. Can I download it somewhere?

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ErikvR, We have the same problem.. on implementing a text editor addin pressing the return key takes focus out of the control and back on to the NAV page. Did you find a solution to this?

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Chris, it turned out to be a plain bug in NAV. Since (I think) 2015 CU4 a fix is in place but you do have to modify your add-in assembly. Just implement the 'IControlAddInEnterKeyHandler' interface that's present in the CU4 Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.Extensibility assembly.

blogs.msdn.com/.../how-to-control-keyboards-events-in-add-in.aspx

They describe it as some nice new feature but we all know it worked before and got broken. So it's just a bugfix.

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