Regarding Menu

22 Oct 2005 6:02 AM

Joe

I got an MDIform. In that in got 2 menus.

First menu's caption(property) is &File and name(property) is mnufile

When ever i run the program i can see the file menu but i cant see the
underscore which i stated it in the File(&File) caption. Whenever i
press alt(key) i am able to see the short cut other wise i am not able
to see. Is there any option(solution) to view the underscore without
pressing the alt(Key).

If you see in MS word it is possible view the menu's with underscore.

22 Oct 2005 8:28 AM

J French

On 21 Oct 2005 23:02:13 -0700, "Joe" <shiljo***@gmail.com> wrote:

>I got an MDIform. In that in got 2 menus.
>
>First menu's caption(property) is &File and name(property) is mnufile
>
>When ever i run the program i can see the file menu but i cant see the
>underscore which i stated it in the File(&File) caption. Whenever i
>press alt(key) i am able to see the short cut other wise i am not able
>to see. Is there any option(solution) to view the underscore without
>pressing the alt(Key).
>
>If you see in MS word it is possible view the menu's with underscore.

That sounds like a silly new user controlled option in XP

22 Oct 2005 12:50 PM

Bob Butler

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"J French" <erew***@nowhere.uk> wrote in message
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> On 21 Oct 2005 23:02:13 -0700, "Joe" <shiljo***@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I got an MDIform. In that in got 2 menus.
>>
>> First menu's caption(property) is &File and name(property) is mnufile
>>
>> When ever i run the program i can see the file menu but i cant see
>> the underscore which i stated it in the File(&File) caption.
>> Whenever i press alt(key) i am able to see the short cut other wise
>> i am not able to see. Is there any option(solution) to view the
>> underscore without pressing the alt(Key).
>>
>> If you see in MS word it is possible view the menu's with underscore.
>
> That sounds like a silly new user controlled option in XP

No, that foolishness started in Win2K. Under control panel / display /
settings / effects there is a "hide navigation keys" option that is on by
default.

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22 Oct 2005 1:35 PM

Ralph

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"Bob Butler" <tiredofit@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "J French" <erew***@nowhere.uk> wrote in message
> news:4359f7e1.250233848@news.btopenworld.com
> > On 21 Oct 2005 23:02:13 -0700, "Joe" <shiljo***@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I got an MDIform. In that in got 2 menus.
> >>
> >> First menu's caption(property) is &File and name(property) is mnufile
> >>
> >> When ever i run the program i can see the file menu but i cant see
> >> the underscore which i stated it in the File(&File) caption.
> >> Whenever i press alt(key) i am able to see the short cut other wise
> >> i am not able to see. Is there any option(solution) to view the
> >> underscore without pressing the alt(Key).
> >>
> >> If you see in MS word it is possible view the menu's with underscore.
> >
> > That sounds like a silly new user controlled option in XP
>
> No, that foolishness started in Win2K. Under control panel / display /
> settings / effects there is a "hide navigation keys" option that is on by
> default.
>

LOL

I have been using 3rd party toys to turn the feature off and on. I
half-heartedly once went trolling through the registery looking for the
'setting'. <g>

That is one thing about Windows that kills me, I have been using Win2k for
years as supposedly a 'power user', but never knew where the setting was
located. Once you know it is a "Visual Effect" and not a "menu",
"keystroke", "HotKey", or "short-cut" option - Windows Help takes you right
there. <g>

-ralph

24 Oct 2005 5:31 AM

Joe

Thank you Bob Butler for giving me the solution.