Creating a toolbar of globe tools
TextForm.vb
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Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Namespace GlobeGraphicsToolbar
  Partial Public Class TextForm
    Inherits Form
    Private _inputText As String

    Public Sub New()
      InitializeComponent()
    End Sub

    Private Sub textBox_KeyUp(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As KeyEventArgs) Handles textBox1.KeyUp
      If e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter Then
        _inputText = Me.textBox1.Text
        Me.Close()
      ElseIf e.KeyCode = Keys.Escape Then
        Me.Close()
      End If
    End Sub

    Public ReadOnly Property InputText() As String
      Get
        Return _inputText
      End Get
    End Property
  End Class
End Namespace