Re: menu accelerators with Gtk--

[Lixin Tang <ltang auto ugcs caltech edu>]

Maybe I should ask this question from Guillaume or Tero - has accelgroup
been implemented in the latest Gtk-- and if not, when? I still don't see
the accelerator key working in testgtkmm.cc (Gtk--0.9.16). Yet I don't
know how to work with Gtk_AcceleratorTable coherently with Gtk_MenuFactory
and MenuFactoryConnectorBase into a window menu. Your suggestion is
appreciated.

Lixin Tang

>> > Guillaume Laurent wrote:
>> > 
>> > > Marsel Osipov <virtuoso@jps.net> writes:
>> > >
>> > > See testgtkmm.cc in the examples/ directory of Gtk--, and the
>> > > add_entry() methods in src/menufactory.gen_h (the accelerator is the
>> > > 2nd parameter).
>> > 
>> > I knew that, but it does not work. When I press the accelerator key on a
>> > keyboard(hm...let's say "Q" for quit), nothing happens. Do you I need to set
>> > up a Gtk_AcceleratorTable? If yes, do you know how?
>>
>> I've encountered the same problem. In the gtk-- version (0.9.14) I am
>> using, Gtk_MenuFactory::get_accelerator_table(), Gtk_Window::add/
>> remove_accelerator_table() functions don't exist as in earlier versions.
>> Do I need to set up Gtk_AccelGroup instead? and how if yes?
>
>(answering both Marsel and Lixin).
>
>Sorry for the dumb answer. Gtk_AccelGroup simply isn't fully
>implemented yet (should be anytime now, Tero said he'd done it and was
>about to check it in CVS, it's probably already in there), and a quick
>check show that there are also a couple of accel_group related methods
>missing from Gtk_Menu for 1.1.1 (I'll correct that tonight).
>
>As for the exact method to use, sorry, I don't now :-(. According to
>testgtk.c, just setting the accel_group should be enough.