Re: [gtk-list] Re: Underline menu Characters

[Dave Reed <dreed capital edu>]

Sorry, I don't know.  You could always look at what the source code
for the method that does work :-)

Dave


> From: Edward March <emarch@enteract.com>
> 
> I want to underline my menu's 1st character... underscores wont
> work in this example.
> 
> Im building my menus using glade0.4.1
> and code looks like this:
> 
>   mFile = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label ("_File");
>   gtk_object_set_data (GTK_OBJECT (TheFinder), "mFile", mFile);
>   gtk_widget_show (mFile);
>   gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (menubar1), mFile);               
> 
> 	In this case the underline DOES not work any ideas on what
> 	I can do beside using MenuFactory ?
> 
> 
> On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Dave Reed wrote:
> 
> > > From: Edward March <emarch@enteract.com>
> > > 
> > > 	Hi How Do I under line the 'F' of the File Menu
> > > 	Connecting a ALT+F to the File menu work, but I want 
> > > 	To underline the F
> > > 
> > > 	Typicalls its '&File' or '^File' or '~File' isnt there some
> > > 	special char to make it underline ? What is it -- Thanks 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Put an _ in front of the letter you want to underline and alt-letter
> > will get you that menu.
> > 
> > Snippets from some of my code that demonstrate this:
> > 
> >   static GtkItemFactoryEntry menu_items[] =
> >   {
> >     { "/_File", NULL, 0, 0, "<Branch>" },
> >     { "/File/_Save Image", "<control>S", file_save_cb, 0},
> >     { "/File/tearoff1", NULL, NULL, 0, "<Tearoff>" },
> >     { "/File/sep1", NULL, NULL, 0, "<Separator>" },
> >     { "/File/_Quit", "<control>Q", file_quit_cb, 0},
> >   };
> > 
> >  static int num_menu_items = sizeof (menu_items) / sizeof(menu_items[0]);
> > 
> > ...
> > 
> >   GtkAccelGroup *accel_group;
> >   GtkItemFactory *item_factory;
> > 
> >   accel_group = gtk_accel_group_new ();
> >   item_factory = gtk_item_factory_new (GTK_TYPE_MENU_BAR, "<main>",
> >                                        accel_group);
> >   gtk_item_factory_create_items (item_factory, num_menu_items,
> >                                  menu_items, NULL);
> >   gtk_accel_group_attach (accel_group, GTK_OBJECT (main_window_));