accelerator key not working

[jan]

First of all, let me list my configuration:

Qt 4.4.0
Qt Visual Studio Integration 1.4.0
Visual Studio Standard 2005 sp1

I have tried to add some accelerator key to the QAction of the main menu with the Qt VS Integration. The code generated as the following:

class Ui_AClass
{
public:
    QAction *mpActionShowOutput;
    ...
    mpActionShowOutput = new QAction(iGS_LCClass);
    mpActionShowOutput->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("mpActionShowOutput"));
    ...
    mpActionShowOutput->setText(QApplication::translate("iGS_LCClass", "Show &Output", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
    mpActionShowOutput->setIconText(QApplication::translate("iGS_LCClass", "Show &Output", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
    ...
};

class Ui_AClass
{
public:
    QAction *mpActionShowOutput;
    ...
    mpActionShowOutput = new QAction(iGS_LCClass);
    mpActionShowOutput->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("mpActionShowOutput"));
    ...
    mpActionShowOutput->setText(QApplication::translate("iGS_LCClass", "Show &Output", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
    mpActionShowOutput->setIconText(QApplication::translate("iGS_LCClass", "Show &Output", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
    ...
};

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Neither the "O" in "Show Output" menu item being underlined; nor the accelerator key works as expected. Could experts point out what did I go wrong?

Thanks a ton!

[wysota]

Neither the "O" in "Show Output" menu item being underlined;

Hold the alt key to have accelerators underlined.

nor the accelerator key works as expected.

Did you connect a slot to the action's triggered() signal? Is the action added to the current context (i.e. window)?

[jan]

Hold the alt key to have accelerators underlined.



Did you connect a slot to the action's triggered() signal? Is the action added to the current context (i.e. window)?

Thanks for your reply! I have finally got it! Sorry for I have overlooked the problem!
Coming from Windows environment, the underline is always shown on native widgets created by MFC/ALT/WinForm under menu no matter the menu shown is triggered by mouse-click or keyboard. Therefore I have never thought of the fact that the menu is rendered differently while triggered by keyboard.

Thanks for your enlightenment!

[wysota]

Coming from Windows environment, the underline is always shown on native widgets created by MFC/ALT/WinForm under menu no matter the menu shown is triggered by mouse-click or keyboard.

Actually Qt follows platform policies. And it is a platform policy (that can be changed in system settings) on modern Windows installations to show accelerators only when alt is pressed. Legacy apps such as ones from MFC simply do not follow that policy.

[jan]

Actually Qt follows platform policies. And it is a platform policy (that can be changed in system settings) on modern Windows installations to show accelerators only when alt is pressed. Legacy apps such as ones from MFC simply do not follow that policy.

Thanks for enlighten me. MS Visio 2007 shows underline. VS2005 shows no underline. The behavior of Microsoft products are pretty inconsistent. I had never noticed that before reading your reply.