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