[haiku-development] Re: Menu shortcuts without Command key
- From: pete.goodeve@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:23:26 -0700
On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 04:45:28PM -0400, Ryan Leavengood wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Kate <rogueeve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Is there any way to create a menu shortcut (hotkey) which does not require
> > Command/Alt to be pressed to activate it. e.g. for an IDE, I want the "build
> > and run" command to be F7. According to the Be Book this is impossible
> > because Command is already set in the modifiers mask by default.
>
> Yes currently it is not possible to make a single key shortcut with
> BMenuItem. I don't necessarily agree with this limitation, but I know
> at least Rene who responded before is STRONGLY against making it easy
> to use single key shortcuts.
Are his reasons documented anywhere? I'd agree that allowing single
alphanumeric keys would be crazy -- far too easy to do something
unintentional -- but it seems to me that that is what function keys
are sort of... *for*! Especially as they are otherwise fairly pointless
in a GUI mode.)
Cheers,
-- Pete --
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