MENU - & in the item definitions specify letter to be underlined

[Allan]

The Underline is not appearing in the compiled application where the '&' is inserted in the text definition of a Menu.

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/*
EBASIC example program
Creating a window and adding a basic menu

Compile as a WINDOWS target
*/

REM define a window variable
DEF w1 as WINDOW
REM a variable to keep track of a checked menu
DEF bChecked as INT
REM open the window
OPENWINDOW w1,0,0,350,350,@MINBOX|@MAXBOX|@SIZE,0,"Simple Window",&main
REM define the menus
BEGINMENU w1
    MENUTITLE "&Option"
        MENUITEM "&Print", 0, 1
        MENUITEM "&Quit", 0, 2
        SEPARATOR
        MENUITEM "Check &me", 0, 3
ENDMENU

REM print a message
PRINT w1,"Hello World "
REM when w1 = 0 the window has been closed
WAITUNTIL w1 = 0
END
'---
SUB main
SELECT @MESSAGE
CASE @IDCREATE
CENTERWINDOW w1
    CASE @IDCLOSEWINDOW
        REM closes the window and sets w1 = 0
        CLOSEWINDOW w1
    CASE @IDMENUPICK
        SELECT @MENUNUM
            CASE 1: ' user selected Print
                PRINTWINDOW w1
            CASE 2: ' user selected Quit
                CLOSEWINDOW w1
            CASE 3: ' toggle a checkmark
                bChecked = (bChecked = FALSE)
                CHECKMENUITEM w1, 3, bChecked
        ENDSELECT
ENDSELECT
RETURN
ENDSUB


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The "&" in the item definitions specify the letter to be underlined in the item text.

[LarryMc]

Run your program and press ALT-O

Larry

[Allan]

Thanks Larry. Yes that makes them show up after ALT-O is pressed.

I always thought they should be displayed to show that the ALT key could be used

[LarryMc]

The IDE for EBasic works exactly as I suggested also.

Larry

[LarryMc]

Hit ALT by itself to make the top line in the IDE toggle between being underlined and not.  Same for your program.

Larry

[Allan]

All the time I have been using software and that simple little bit of info has NOT been in my list!!

Have been using Borland C for long time and used to it more.

Have done testing as you suggest, Larry, and found the Outlook Express is the same as you are saying for the IDE and EBasic progs.

Though if you start Mozilla Firefox it DOES HAVE the underlines showing without the ALT being pressed.

Appears that some Tools work different to others.


Thanks again for clearing that up for me.

[Ionic Wind Support Team]

The gecko engine, Mozilla/firefox,et al, has been around long before XP.  They use there own custom menu class which emulates the old "Microsoft Style Guide" to always show underlines.

In XP and above it is controllable.  Right click on your desktop, click "Properties" and select the "Appearance tab".  Click the "Effects" button.

The last checkbox reads:

"Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the ALT key"

Uncheck it and everything will match FireFox

Paul.

[Allan]

Thank you Paul.

Those settings do the job.

Allan

[aurelCB]

Hi...i dont know for firefox but i use K-Meleon wich is also based on mozila and i have underline.