This is correct, Apple doesn't (typically? ever?) display mnemonics on Mac. We want our behavior here to be consistent with the OS.
Richard On Jul 1, 2013, at 1:41 PM, Mark Fortner <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi John, > Yes, I am using OS X. Thanks for the link. I ended up creating a window > level key listener to listen for single key press events (don't really need > a modifier). I'll have to rethink my approach. > > It would be nice if there was a note in the javadoc about this. > > Regards, > Mark > > Cheers, > > Mark > > > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 1:29 PM, John Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Are you using OS X? >> >> For me, mnemonics in JavaFX work on Windows, but not at all in OS X (which >> is perhaps by undocumented design?). >> >> Apple's platform integration guide contains a section on Mnemonics, it >> based on Swing but I think the concepts translate to JavaFX: >> >> https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Java/Conceptual/Java14Development/07-NativePlatformIntegration/NativePlatformIntegration.html >> >>> The JMenuItem class inherits the concept of mnemonics from the >> JAbstractButton class. In the context of menus, mnemonics are shortcuts to >> menus and their contents, which are executed by using a modifier key in >> conjunction with a single letter. When you set a mnemonic in a menu item, >> Java underscores the mnemonic letter in the title of the JMenuItem or JMenu >> component when the Option key is held down. Using mnemonics is discouraged >> in OS X, because mnemonics violate the principles of OS X Human Interface >> Guidelines. If you are developing a Java application for multiple platforms >> and some of those platforms recommend the use of mnemonics, just include a >> single setMnemonics() method that is conditionally called (based on the >> platform) when constructing your interface. >>> >>> How then do you get the functionality of mnemonics without using Java's >> mnemonics? If you have defined a keystroke sequence in the setAccelerator() >> method for a menu item, that key sequence is automatically entered into >> your menus. >> >> Accelerators work on both Windows and OS X ( >> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12710468/using-javafx-2-2-mnemonic). >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Fortner >> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 10:35 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: How are Mnemonics On Buttons Supposed To Work? >> >> Recently, I added mnemonics to some buttons and enabled mnemonic parsing, >> and noticed that the mnemonic isn't rendered. I came across this issue: >> https://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-18849 >> >> which seems to indicate that NOT showing mnemonics is the expected >> behavior. >> >> If that's correct, how are user's supposed to know what mnemonics are >> available? >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Mark >>
