>It sure does work:
>

>DEFINE POPUP nosee
>DEFINE BAR 1 OF nosee PROMPT "" KEY CTRL+R
>ON SELECTION BAR 1 OF nosee WAIT WINDOW "Here I am!"
>

Slightly different animal. This is a POPUP (submenu) that is not associated with a menu. Popups associated with menus abide by menu rules and the accelerator keys don't work (AFAIK and can test to).