3-Key Shortcut (such as: CTRL+ALT+B) on Menu

[tamayok]

Hello experts,

I am having trouble specifying a 3-Key-Letter-Shortcut (such as: CTRL+ALT+B) using VFP's Menu Designer... it either ignores it or it will not display it.

I want to place these system-wide definitions and make them visible on the menu, as I see done in many products.

I understand one could trap for KeyPress on a specific form or possibly define an ON KEY LABEL xx+xx+xx through code but neither seems ideal.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!!

 

[Mike Lewis]

You can't do CTRL+ALT+B, or any other combo that involves multiple modifiers.

That applies to menu shortcuts, and also to ON KEY LABEL. This fact is documented in the Help, by the way.

Mike

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[tamayok]

Thank you Mike!

I must have overlooked that in the Help.

Don't understand the rationale - given the number of apps out there that currently exhibit this behavior, several popular ones written in other languages come to mind - but at least it is documented...

 

[Mike Lewis]

Yes, I take your point, Tamayok. Just another case of VFP going its own way, I guess.

Mike


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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

My Visual FoxPro site: www.ml-consult.co.uk