Add shortcut to menu item tip
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I just found this out, and I haven't seen it documented so I just though I would put it here. When you create a menuitem, and you want to add a text indicating the keyboard shortcut for that option, just insert a TAB in the item text, like this: MENYKEYS = CreateMenu ( "Keyboard Shortcuts" + Chr$(9) + "F1", MENU_KEYS, MENUHELP )It will send the last text to the right side of the menu item. All text will be aligned as well, so one tab is enough! I thought is was kinda neat =] |
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Um, documented in the online version of the docs here. Chr$(8) and Chr$(9) seem interchangeable for this purpose, although 9 makes more sense as it is the tab char, and 8 is backspace! |
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ah cool! I didn't check the online docs. silly me. |
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Chr$(8) : Backspace = Right Aligned Shortcuts Chr$(9) : Tab = Left Aligned Shortcuts I use Chr$(8). |
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I will too =] good tip. |
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aha! docs updated with Snarty's info. ;-) |