Keyboard & Mouse Interface
Please see the topic "Selections" for information about selecting files and folders using the mouse or keyboard.
Keyboard
| PgUp, PgDn, Up, Down, Home, End, Up Arrow, Down Arrow, etc. | A SftDirectory control responds to the arrow keys, PgUp, PgDn, Up, Down, Home, End, etc. to change the selected file/folder. |
| Left Arrow | If the current file/folder is an expanded parent folder, the left arrow key will collapse the folder. Otherwise, the left arrow key will change the current file/folder to the folder's immediate parent folder. |
| Right Arrow | If the current item is a collapsed parent folder, the right arrow key will expand the folder. Otherwise, the right arrow key will change the current file/folder to the first immediate child folder. |
| F4, Alt+Up Arrow, Alt+Down Arrow | In a combo box style control (see ControlStyle property), the F4 key, Alt+Up Arrow and Alt+Down Arrow show or hide the dropdown portion of the combo box. The ESCAPE key will close the dropdown portion of the combo box without preserving the selection. The Enter key will close the dropdown portion of the combo box and preserve the selection. |
| F5 | The F5 key will reload the contents of the entire control. |
| Delete | Deletes the selected file/folder(s). |
| Control+C | Copies selected file/folder(s) to the clipboard. |
| Control+V | Pastes the clipboard contents. |
| Control+X | Copies selected file/folder(s) to the clipboard, then deletes them. |
| F5 | The F5 key will reload the contents of the entire control. |
| Space | The Spacebar will toggle a check box if present. |
| other | Typing an alphanumeric character(s) while a SftDirectory control has the input focus will position the selection on the next file/folder that starts with the character(s) typed. |
Mouse
If column headers are available, the user can click on column headers and the HeaderClicked event may occur based on the Headers.Style property settings. Depending on the Headers.Sortable, automatic column contents sorting may be available.
If column are available, the user can click on and the HeaderDropDownClicked event occurs.
If the user double-clicks on the right edge of a column header, the column is resized optimally in width, unless the column is locked in size (see Column.Locked).
If the user clicks on a column header and starts dragging (without releasing the mouse button), the column can be reordered, unless the column is locked in place (see Column.KeepPosition).
Clicking on the of a combo box style control with show or hide the dropdown portion.
If the user clicks on the sizing box of the dropdown portion of a combo box style control and starts dragging (without releasing the mouse button), the dropdown portion can be resized. A sizing box is available based on the settings of the SizeBox property.
Clicking on a checkbox will toggle the checkbox.
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