Making a richTextBox act like a console

Question

I'm coding an application and I want to have a console embedded in the form. I am using a richtextbox currently but that is not nessecary. I want to disable everything in the richtextbox like: Selection, deleting with del key and backspace, show a _ after every word I type. And have commands that are recognised when typed in and entered. Thanks alot! ~Layne~

Why not try to embed the console? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3284500/embed-a-console-window-inside-a-wpf-window — Johan Larsson, Sep 30 '12 at 00:03
Try using the `SelectionProtected` method to protect everything above the line the use can type on. Usually requires freezing the control in order to hide the massive flicker. — LarsTech, Sep 30 '12 at 01:50
I rolled it back to the original. Answers go in the "Your Answer" box below. — LarsTech, Oct 01 '12 at 23:09

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 01 '12 at 23:13

Answer. I created a listbox and a richtextbox. Textbox text (commands) get sent to the listbox. Here is the code I am using.

private void richTextBox2_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter)
        {
            listBox2.Items.Add(richTextBox2.Text);



                if (richTextBox2.Text == a1)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("-c can't be used as a raw command, it is used to define when another command is being used. Try -c r to run the game...");
                }
                else if (richTextBox2.Text == a2)
                {
                    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Arcanists.jar");

                }
                else if (richTextBox2.Text == a3)
                {
                    foreach (System.Diagnostics.Process myProc in System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcesses())
                    {
                        if (myProc.ProcessName == "javaw")
                        {
                            myProc.Kill();
                        }
                    }
                }
                else if (richTextBox2.Text == a4)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("Type -c r to run the game");
                }
                else
                {
                    listBox2.Items.Add("*!Invalid Command!*");
                }

        }
    }

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 20 '17 at 08:43

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Use your clicks to focus to your text input via a text box. Your going to need a richtextbox for output and a text box for input like a video game with a console option

answered Jun 20 '17 at 08:43

Ray

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It's usually best to give a short example to demonstrate your solution. – Gareth Jun 20 '17 at 09:00

Making a richTextBox act like a console

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