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Keyboard doesn't work with WPF WebBrowser control
Dec 29th, 2020 at 6:28pm
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Attempting to use the Wpf Keyboard with the System.Windows.Controls.WebBrowser control doesn't work. 

I have the WPF Keyboard showing in a separate window with IsStandAlone=True and PreventActivation=True.

In another window in the same application we are displaying a WebBrowser to navigate to a login web page.  With the keyboard focus in the user name field, touching or clicking on the Keyboard does nothing.   

Using a physical keyboard with the same control and page works fine.

Is there a way around this issue?
  
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Re: Keyboard doesn't work with WPF WebBrowser control
Reply #1 - Dec 30th, 2020 at 7:07am
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That works in our test here (click on login field then type) -
https://mindfusion.eu/_samples/BrowserTest.zip

Maybe check if there aren't problems like this with focus management in your application -
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/be7aa38a-65df-47a8-af4f-f...

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Re: Keyboard doesn't work with WPF WebBrowser control
Reply #2 - Dec 30th, 2020 at 5:03pm
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Thanks for the reply.  In further testing, it appears that the problem is with the UnicodeKey type.  We have created some custom keyboard layouts the primarily use the UnicodeKey type and they are the keys that don't do anything.  RegularKey type work fine.
  
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Re: Keyboard doesn't work with WPF WebBrowser control
Reply #3 - Jan 4th, 2021 at 9:53am
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Try new assemblies from same link -
https://mindfusion.eu/_samples/BrowserTest.zip

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Re: Keyboard doesn't work with WPF WebBrowser control
Reply #4 - Jan 5th, 2021 at 4:55pm
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Thanks, Slavcho

I have verified that the sample works with the website we are using, the BrowserControl and Unicode Keys. 

I have also verified our custom keyboard layouts and data templates also work in the sample app. 

For some reason within our application the Unicode keys don't send at all.  Any ideas on what might cause that?
  
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Re: Keyboard doesn't work with WPF WebBrowser control
Reply #5 - Jan 5th, 2021 at 5:47pm
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Have you verified your application loads the new assemblies? Other than that, UnicodeKey is implemented by sending WM_IME_CHAR message to the focused control, so verify there isn't some message filter intercepting it. Maybe also check for differences in windows hierarchy between the test app and yours that could affect focus handling (parent panels and such). If you send us a project reproducing that, our developer will investigate.

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