Re: Accelerator keys and popup menus?

[Stefan Kost <ensonic hora-obscura de>]

Hi,

Mike Melanson wrote:
> Stefan Kost wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Daniel Pekelharing wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Sorry to be posting yet more questions about accel keys...
>>>
>>> I have created a popup menu and assigned accelerator keys to some of the
>>> items,
>>>
>>> I assigned a GtkAccelGroup to the menu using
>>> gtk_menu_set_accel_group(..),
>>>
>>> I attached the same GtkAccelGroup to the main window with
>>> gtk_window_add_accel_group(..),
>>>
>>> I assigned each item an accel path gtk_menu_item_set_accel_path(..),
>>> and finally I set an accelerator key with gtk_accel_map_add_entry(..).
>>>
>>> The problem is that the accelerator keys don't work on the popup menu,
>>> using the exact same functions they work fine on the main menu..
>>>
>>> Am I missing something somewhere?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>> I seem to have the same problem. Have you found a solution in the last 2 years?
> 
> I had this same problem at one point. The details are a little fuzzy,
> but the key is getting the terminology straight. Perhaps what you are
> looking for is a "mnemonic" vs. an "accelerator". Look that up. It might
> be what you're looking for.

I read about the differences. I really want "accelerators".

Stefan