Configuring TMainMenu Alt shortcuts
lazarus / 10-Designer

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cybersmyth · 2011-04-11 20:33

How do you configure TMainMenu Alt shortcuts? So that when the user
presses the Alt key, it will highlight the menu buttons and underline
the key required to activate it? I have the default menu now and when
you press Alt, it activates it, but I can't figure out how to
underline a letter and bind it to a key.

I did see you can set a keyboard shortcut, but it doesn't work right.
When I use Alt+S for Save on the menu, pressing Alt-S, shows the
dialog twice and does not underline the S on the menu.

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Blaazen · 2011-04-11 20:57

Use ampersand ( & ).
It works for acceleration keys for buttons, menu, checkboxes etc.

Button1.Caption:='&OK';  //will underline O and Alt+O will press the
button

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cybersmyth · 2011-04-12 02:04

That got it! Awesome. Thanks!

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typo · 2011-04-12 02:26

Quoteand Alt+O will press the button
Yes, but simple O too.

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cybersmyth · 2011-04-12 10:53

Using the ampersand on the main menu caption requires you to press the
Alt key. At least for me.