Menu & Shortcut Keys

[alawoona]

What am i doing wrong -

When I enter <ALT>f the file menu does not open? Tried the example in the help file and it seems to work.

#include "GUIConstants.au3"

GUICreate("My GUI menu",300,200)

$oFileMenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu ("&File")

$oFileNew = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem ( "&New", $oFileMenu )

$oFileOpen = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem ("&Open",$oFileMenu)

$oRecentFilesMenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu ("Recent Files",$oFileMenu,2)

$oSeparator1 = GUICtrlCreateMenuitem ("",$oFileMenu,3)

$oSaveFile = GUICtrlCreateMenuitem ("&Save", $oFileMenu)

GUICtrlSetState($oSaveFile,$GUI_DISABLE)

$oSaveFileAs = GUICtrlCreateMenuitem ("Save &As...", $oFileMenu)

GUICtrlSetState($oSaveFileAs,$GUI_DISABLE)

$oSeparator2 = GUICtrlCreateMenuitem ("",$oFileMenu,6)

$oClose = GUICtrlCreateMenuitem ("&Close", $oFileMenu)

$oEditMenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu ( "&Edit" )

GUISetState ()

While 1

$msg = GUIGetMsg()

If $msg = $oFileOpen Then

$file = FileOpenDialog("Choose file...",@TempDir,"All (*.*)")

EndIf

If $msg = $oClose Then

GUIDelete()

Exit

EndIf

WEnd

GUIDelete()

Exit

Edited September 26, 2004 by alawoona

[CyberSlug]

If you add the following two lines to the start of your script, the problem goes away:

$okbutton = GUICtrlCreateButton ("OK",50,130,70,20)
GUICtrlSetState(-1,$GUI_FOCUS)

So why does the $GUI_FOCUS affect the Alt keys?

[Holger]

Will take a look at later.

@CyberSlug: you don't need this.

Something like:

GUICtrlCreateLabel("",1,1)

will also solve temporarly the problem...

Hmm....

[Holger]

Update

Seems to be a general problem with a menu- and 'controlfree'-window.

I used some other sample menu applications and removed the controls from the windows -> and now they have the same problem.

So I see no chance to correct a default-will-ever-happens-bug

P.S.: I never saw an application with only menus in it but however, you could use the small workaround with creating a small label.

I somebody knows a solution let us know

So long and regards

Holger

Edited September 28, 2004 by Holger

[alawoona]

Thanx Holger - there will be other controls in my GUI so that will overcome the "problem"