SystemEvents.UserPreferenceChanging
Event
Definition
Occurs when a user preference is changing.
public static event Microsoft.Win32.UserPreferenceChangingEventHandler UserPreferenceChanging;
System event notifications are not supported under the current context. Server processes, for example, might not support global system event notifications.
The attempt to create a system events window thread did not succeed.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to monitor the UserPreferenceChanging event. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the SystemEvents class.
int main()
{
// Set the SystemEvents class to receive event notification
// when a user preference changes, the palette changes, or
// when display settings change.
SystemEvents::UserPreferenceChanging += gcnew
UserPreferenceChangingEventHandler(
SystemEvents_UserPreferenceChanging);
SystemEvents::PaletteChanged += gcnew
EventHandler(SystemEvents_PaletteChanged);
SystemEvents::DisplaySettingsChanged += gcnew
EventHandler(SystemEvents_DisplaySettingsChanged);
// For demonstration purposes, this application sits idle
// waiting for events.
Console::WriteLine("This application is waiting for system events.");
Console::WriteLine("Press <Enter> to terminate this application.");
Console::ReadLine();
}
static void Main()
{
// Set the SystemEvents class to receive event notification when a user
// preference changes, the palette changes, or when display settings change.
SystemEvents.UserPreferenceChanging += new
UserPreferenceChangingEventHandler(SystemEvents_UserPreferenceChanging);
SystemEvents.PaletteChanged += new
EventHandler(SystemEvents_PaletteChanged);
SystemEvents.DisplaySettingsChanged += new
EventHandler(SystemEvents_DisplaySettingsChanged);
// For demonstration purposes, this application sits idle waiting for events.
Console.WriteLine("This application is waiting for system events.");
Console.WriteLine("Press <Enter> to terminate this application.");
Console.ReadLine();
}
'Set the SystemEvents class to receive event notification
'when a user preference changes, the palette changes, or
'when display settings change.
AddHandler SystemEvents.UserPreferenceChanging, _
AddressOf SystemEvents_UserPreferenceChanging
AddHandler SystemEvents.PaletteChanged, _
AddressOf SystemEvents_PaletteChanged
AddHandler SystemEvents.DisplaySettingsChanged, _
AddressOf SystemEvents_DisplaySettingsChanged
Remarks
Note
This event is only raised if the message pump is running. In a Windows service, unless a hidden form is used or the message pump has been started manually, this event will not be raised. For a code example that shows how to handle system events by using a hidden form in a Windows service, see the SystemEvents class.
Caution
Because this is a static event, you must detach your event handlers when your application is disposed, or memory leaks will result.