Accelerator keys for buttons ? (SOLVED)

[HunterEC]

Can a button be activated via a keyboard shortcut instead via mouse ? For example: Alt-N (next). Thank you.

[RAMESHBABU]

Hi,

If you are not talking about the buttons used in the Dialogs, Yes you can
use '&' before the character which you want to use with Alt combination
as under.

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Through Code :

@ 15,15  BUTTON "&Next" SIZE 35, 12 ;
              ACTION MsgInfo( "Any action here!" ) DEFAULT

or

Through Resources :

REDEFINE BUTTON PROMPT "&Next" ID 120 OF oDlg
               ACTION oPags:GoPrev()



But you can't use keyboard for the buttons used in the toolbar. You have
to use mouse to select them.

Regards,

- Ramesh Babu P


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[HunterEC]

Rameshbabu:

Thank you for the tip, but I need it for a dialog button.

[RAMESHBABU]

Hi,

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>>but I need it for a dialog button.


I did not understand what you mean. Can you pelease show me the
code.

Regards,

- Ramesh Babu P

[driessen]

Hi,

To my opinion you can only use keyboard shortcuts in button if you are using plain text in the button (e.g. "&Next").

If you are using bitmaps into your buttons, you can only use specials keys (function keys, insert, delete, etc.) to be connected to your button.

You can do this by using :

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SET KEY VK_NEXT TO Your_Function".

Good luck.

[HunterEC]

Thank you guys, problem solved with the &.