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Multiple Keyboard Shortcuts on same jMenuItem

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  • 12-10-2006 3:15pm
    #1
    smithslist
    Registered Users Posts: 618 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    Im looking to have two keyboard shortcuts for the same operation.

    for example the operation being "Cut".

    I know that there is the CTRL+X, which is windows specific.
    But I need to create also "Shift+Del" shortcut for the "Cut" operation, that will be application specific.

    But in the JMenuItem of the "Cut" operation, it needs to be
    "Cut Ctrl+X"
    "Copy Ctrl+C"

    I tried
    " menuItem.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_DELETE, ActionEvent.SHIFT_MASK));
    menuItem.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_X, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK));
    "

    But the second accelerator overwrites the first one.
    So in summary, two shortcuts for "Cut"
    CTRL+X,
    "Shift+Del"

    and having "CTRL+X" displayed in the Menu Item.

    thanks guys.....


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    #2
    lynchie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭lynchie


    A MenuItem can only have one keyboard shortcut.


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    #3
    smithslist
    Registered Users Posts: 618 ✭✭✭smithslist


    probably i have explained it the wroung way......

    yes a menuitem can only have one shortcut, but using "key binding" you can introduce extra keyboard shortcuts for the same menuitem operation.


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