[Qt-interest] Menu accelerators without the Alt key

[andrew.m.goth at l-3com.com]

Malyushytsky, Alex wrote:
> Andy Goth wrote:
> > When I preview my main window in Qt 4.5.0 Designer, I am able 
> > to select menus simply by pressing their accelerator key, 
> > without pressing or holding Alt.  But when I run my 
> > application using this same main window, I must use Alt to 
> > access the menubar accelerators.  It is important that Alt 
> > not be required.  How can I make the menubar accelerators 
> > work in my application the same way they do in the Designer 
> > preview?  The main window doesn't contain any text entry widgets 
> > or widgets with accelerators, not counting the menubar.
>
> I afraid really to achieve this you need to force Microsoft 
> to change system behavior.  This is set by the option in Display 
> properties / Effects.  You probably could change the style to 
> ignore this settings, but it is not set by application normally.  
> This is user chosen setting which supposed to apply to each 
> application running on the system.  Designer has a reason to do 
> it - it has to simplify design of the application, which is much 
> easier if you see everything at one glance.

We're talking about two different things.  You're telling me about how to force the *display* of keyboard accelerator underlines.  That's not an issue, especially since my application is not running on MS-Windows.  I'm asking how to make keyboard accelerators work without having to press or hold the Alt key.

So... how do I make the Alt key optional?  In Designer preview, I can press the accelerator without using Alt.  When actually running the application, Alt is required.  I want the Designer behavior.

Maybe a simple example will help illustrate my question.  Let's say I have a &File menu.  In Designer, I can press "F" to get the menu.  Outside Designer, I must either press "Alt+F" or "Alt" and then "F".

-- 
Andy Goth
<amgoth at link.com>