Pushbutton & key accelerator not underlining?

Targets Windows
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Hi all,

I have a pushbutton on a window with the caption “&Test”
On windows only,
Now the accelerator works (can press alt+T and it pushes the button), but the underline of the letter does not show unless i press the alt key, once pressed, it shows the underline under the T.
Is this normal? Can I make it stay on by default to show my users what the key accelerators are?

Cheers
Andrew

2

Yes, this is the default in modern versions of Windows.

You can change it in the Control Panel:

  • Select Ease of Access Center control panel
  • Click “Make the keyboard easier to use”
  • Check the box for “Underline keyboard shortcuts and access keys”
  • Click Apply

You’ll probably have to restart the app for it to take effect.

3

Ok, Thanks for the info. Might be a bit hard to get users to do this. Might add the shortcut as a help tag or at the end of the caption (if it will fit).

Cheers.

4

Or use a BevelButton with a picture of the caption with the underline.

5

Thanks Michel,

Had a thought of that, but don’t think its worth the effort vs reward.

Cheers

6

Whatever. You are the one who wanted to add underline…

7

Yeah. I really wanted to know if I could override the default behaviour in windows. Force it on. The app is going to be mainly mac but I thought it would be nice to add it for windows if it were fairly simple. I guess if I went down the route of a bevel button I would have to write a class (or whatever it is called in xojo) to display the image if targetos is windows and not if mac. I might get to it one day, but for now, I don’t think its worth the extra time.
Thanks for your suggestions both here and in previous posts, you especially have helped me out a lot in the last few days. I really love the community here. It is a lot different to the VFP community (what’s left of it)!