Mnemonic FAQ - wxWidgets

Mnemonic FAQ - wxWidgets

"How do I keep the underlines from disappearing in Windows?

On Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP, the underlines only appear while ALT is pressed. This makes the mnemonics difficult to debug. Especially in context menus!

Windows can be instructed to automatically show underlines for accelerator keys by checking the Show extra keyboard help in programs box in the Keyboard pane of the Accessibility Options applet in the Windows Control panel. Alternatively, right-click on the desktop background, go to Properties -> Appearance -> Effects, and clear the checkbox labeled Hide keyboard navigation indicators until I use the Alt key."

* If you dont have mnemonic defined for a menu item and the first letter isnot defined as mnemonic for menu item in that level, it will go to it but it wont execute that menu item automatically.

* If you have duplicate mnemonic for menu items or the undefined first letter is the same, it will cycle through them.