Inverse / Opposite navigation in c# menustrip with direction keys

Question

I am bulding a C# Windows Forms Application which has a Menu Strip with each menu having a few menu items (just like in notepad).

The Problem: When a menu is selected, I can navigate properly with the direction keys(left/right) on the keyboard but when a menu is Dropdown Opened, the direction keys(left/right) on the keyboard navigate to the menu in the opposite direction. Left direction key takes me to the right menu and right direction key takes me to the left menu.

Please help me. I've searched a lot on the internet but no luck yet!

Couldn't reproduce the problem. – Reza Aghaei Feb 08 '18 at 08:23 — Reza Aghaei, Feb 08 '18 at 08:23
Duplicate of: https://stackoverflow.com/a/16306598/717372 – Philippe Apr 15 '20 at 13:54 — Philippe, Apr 15 '20 at 13:54

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 08 '18 at 08:48

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This seems to happen when you are using "combo box" instead of "Menu item". When you use "Menu item" control the direction keys seems to work the way you want them to.

answered Feb 08 '18 at 08:48

Codendaal

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I'm not using combo box. – Saif Shaikh Feb 08 '18 at 08:54
@SaifShaikh what are you using? If I use MenuItems the navigation works as you wanted? – Codendaal Feb 08 '18 at 08:58
I'm using menu items. I told you just like in notepad. – Saif Shaikh Feb 08 '18 at 09:14
It will be fixed if I create a new menu strip but I can't afford to write the code for each menu item all over again. – Saif Shaikh Feb 10 '18 at 08:25
@SaifShaikh I cannot reproduce this. Without seeing your code I won't be able to assist. Are you creating the menuitems during design time? – Codendaal Feb 13 '18 at 01:25
Yes, they're created during design time, not during runtime. – Saif Shaikh Feb 13 '18 at 03:16

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 15 '20 at 13:54

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For others to not loose their time searching, the right answer is here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/16306598/717372

answered Apr 15 '20 at 13:54

Philippe

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Inverse / Opposite navigation in c# menustrip with direction keys

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