James
Something else is going on here. I just created a macro for F4 function key which just does a Wait window "You pressed F4"
and created this menu below:
SET SYSMENU TO
SET SYSMENU AUTOMATIC
DEFINE PAD _1nx0uw48p OF _MSYSMENU PROMPT "File" COLOR SCHEME 3 ;
KEY ALT+F, ""
ON PAD _1nx0uw48p OF _MSYSMENU ACTIVATE POPUP file
DEFINE POPUP file MARGIN RELATIVE SHADOW COLOR SCHEME 4
DEFINE BAR 1 OF file PROMPT "Open" ;
KEY F4, "F4" ;
MESSAGE "hellllllp F4 is nor working"
ON SELECTION BAR 1 OF file do nothing.prg
Now if I run this above menu with the macro in use, I can never access the menu with F4 and a wait window keeps popping up with "You pressed F4"
If I issue Clear Macros and then run the same menu, now pressing F4 gives me an error message that it cannot find nothing.prg. which means that the menu shortcut is working.
Try this and see if you get the same results as I get.
Bernard
>Bernard --
>
>Since none of my keyboard shortcuts are working, I tried your #2 first. I put "clear macros" immediately before DO MyMenu.MPR. No changee; function keys still have no effect.
>
>Any other suggestions?
>
>>>I have a menu (using MODIFY MENU) to replace the system menu in my application. This menu, through some forgotten magic, becomes part of my top-level form.
>>>
>>>I have two questions; I assume the answers are related:
>>>1) Cut/Copy/Paste (Ctrl-XCV) don't work, presumably because they do not appear in my menu. How do I add them?
>>>2) I'd put some items in that have shortcuts (F2, F3, etc), which are listed when I dropdown the menu. However, pressing the indicated function keys do nothing. What am I missing?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance,
>>
>>1. To add Cut/copy/paste the easiest is to create a new mwnu and before doing anything else select Menu/QuickMenu. Then open the EDIT section and use the definitions there in your menu.
>>
>>eg for Copy:
>>
>>Prompt = \
>>Result = Bar #
>>Menuitem = _med_copy
>>
>>Click the small button under Options:
>>Propmt Options Dialog Box:
>>
>>Key Label = CTRL+C
>>Key Text = CTRL+C
>>Message = "Copies the selection onto the Clipboard"
>>Picture
>>Select Resource radio button
>>value of text box = _med_copy
>>
>>This will give you Copy. Similar for Cut/Paste.
>>
>>2. The reason your F2/F3 etc keys don't work from the menu is because you have Macros associated with those keys. Macros take precedence over shortcut keys.
>>
>>Just before you DO MyMenu.MPR place this code:
>>
>>CLEAR MACROS
>>
>>Your Menu shortcut keys will now work both in the IDE and the EXE.
>>
>>HTH.
>>
>>BErnard
