Keyboard shortcuts erratic for selecting main menu

[delstone123]

Hi

When my app runs, there is a main menu and some big buttons for wizards.

I've used the & key to highlight (underscore) certain letters and expected them to work when I use the alt combination with them. The buttons seem to generally work fine (though on occassion they do not - they simply do not respond to the alt combination) however the menu system does not work. No menu is pulled down. Any thoughts one what I could be doing wrong?

Some code snippets below:

Func CreateMainMenu()
    Local $file_menu, $tools_menu, $help_menu

;Create Menus and Items
$file_menu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("&File")
GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("E&xit", $file_menu)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "CloseClicked")

$help_menu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("&Help")
GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Install Latest &Updates", $help_menu)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "InstallUpdates")
GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("&Help", $help_menu)
GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("", $help_menu)
GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("About &Us", $help_menu)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "FBAboutUs")

EndFunc   ;==>CreateMainMenu

[PhoenixXL]

it works fine with me Alt+F call the File menu

if it doesnt work with you please provide the exact code for more help

[stormbreaker]

PhoenixXL, I think he wants to choose an option from a menu (via keyboard). This example demonstrates working with menus using keyboard. It will open MS-Paint and then open File>Open:

ShellExecute("mspaint.exe")
WinWaitActive("untitled - Paint")
msgbox(64, "", "Now you will see open dialog")
Send("{ALT}FO")

Was this what you wanted?

Edited November 5, 2012 by MKISH

[PhoenixXL]

MKISH,

why not try with WinMenuSelectItem

[stormbreaker]

Although you do have a point, but still I believe the OP wanted to do it by Keyboard, so I let it be like that way. I prefer and I follow the other path.

PhoenixXL, I think he wants to choose an option from a menu (via keyboard).

[delstone123]

Is it possible the focus moves from the menus when the entire gui is drawn that prevents the alt-key keyboard combination needed to pull down a menu from working?