Terry, I'm pretty sure this is a WinXP thing. This has changed between Win2000 and WinXP as Win2000 shows the underscore all the time, so does Win95, Win98 and WinNT.
But, the user can see the underscore simply be clicking on the ALT key. This will make the underscores appear. Peter Horsbøll Møller GIS Developer, MTM Geographical Information & IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 DK-5260 Odense S. Denmark Tel +45 6311 4900 Direct +45 6311 4908 Mob +45 5156 1045 Fax +45 6311 4949 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis COWI har fået ny hjemmeside. Ydelserne GIS og IT, kort, kortlægning, 3D visualisering og arealforvaltning ligger under SAMFUND. Se mere her : www.cowi.dk COWI has changed its homepage. Our services within cadastre and landadministration, geodataproducts, mapping and GIS can be seen under SOCIETY. See our services here: www.cowi.com -----Original Message----- From: Terry McDonnell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: MI-L Hot-keys on main menu. Dear List Although I can't find it documented in Help, using examples I've found, I managed to set up my menu with hot-keys/keyboard shortcuts, i.e. the underscored characters, using "&", e.g. File menu. Below is an example: Create Menu "&Stops" as "&Plot Stops in a Route" HelpMsg "Identify all the Stops along a Plotted Route" calling PLOT_ROUTE_STOPS, "&Move Stops" HelpMsg "Move Bus Stops on the Map to new Locations" Calling MOVE_STOPS Now these underscored hot-key chars, both on the main menu and the drop-down menu items, all work. However, they don't show up unless you use them. e.g. the above Stops menu item appears as just "Stops". If, however, I enter ALT-S (or any other hot-key) then the Stops menu IS activated, all the other menu items show their hot-keys, and the drop-down menu shows its. If I use the mouse then none of them is displayed. Well this is not a lot of use to the user, not being able to see a hot-key undercore unless he uses one. Is there something I'm missing in my code? As I said, I couldn't find the "&" bit in Help, and maybe it needs an accompanying char? 'ppreciate it Terry McDonnell --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 17104
