Double Click On Form

[The Little Guy]

I have this:

Private Sub ImageShop_DoubleClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.DoubleClick
        openFile.ShowDialog()
End Sub

Which is supposed to show my dialog box when someone double clicks on the form, but that doesn't work.

I have a menu item that is single click, and that works fine...

So... Why doesn't the double click work when someone double clicks on the form?

[dee-u]

Is ImageShop the name of your form? Make sure that they are double clicking on the form and not on some control contained in the form.

[The Little Guy]

Yes, it is the name of the form, and the form is empty when it loads, so when someone double clicks on the form portion, nothing happens.

[techgnome]

since it's handling Me.DoubleClick... doesn't matter what the name of the form is...

But otherwise I'd agree... make sure you are double-clicking the form, and not another control.

-tg

[erik]

Have you tried to insert a break point to make sure the program even gets to that sub?

[The Little Guy]

Nope, it doesn't get to the double click event

here is what the screen looks like when I double click on the gray:

[techgnome]

is that a normal form? Or is that an MDIParent form?

-tg

[The Little Guy]

MDIParent

[techgnome]

that's why it isn't working... that's not the form you are clicking on... there's a special hidden control on there that is the MDI Container... I don't know off hand if it exposes events like the form does...

It's going to take some research...

-tg