CB menu system confusion

[Pecan]

RE: bug #9942

SVN 3482 XP2

CB has a number of "duplicate" first letter menu items.
Eg., Open, Open default workspace, Close file, Close all files, etc.

When I invoke Alt-F O, CB currently jumps over the Open item and executes the  Open default workspace item. I verified this by setting a trap in the code.

When I invoke Alt-F Close, CB alternately jumps to all items beginning with C but always jumps over the Close item.

When I rename "Open default workspace" to "Xpen default workspace" Alt-F-Open then works.

I then modified the menu sample, attempting to duplicate the problem. I could not. It worked perfectly.

I made three menu items. EDummy1, EDummy2, &Exit. Alt-F-E alway exited.

What is the difference. Is there some OS options that is causing this?

[artoj]

It still works for me, Alt+F, O always executes the open file dialog and Alt+F, C always executes Close (no jumping). :?

Windows XP x64 Pro
Default Windows theme
Control Panel - Display - Appearance tab - Effects - "Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation untill I press the Alt key" is unchecked.

It also works on my laptop, Ubuntu Edgy, wx 2.6.3p2 (no jumping).

EDIT:

I also tested this on Vista and I get same results. Then only entries in File menu that cause jumping are Recent projects and Recent files menus but this is understandable; they both have the same accelerator key.

[Pecan]

It still works for me, Alt+F, O always executes the open file dialog and Alt+F, C always executes Close (no jumping). :?

Ok, so it must be a condition in the accerator tables that happens during startup.
I've turned off all &o in menu_menu.xrc except Open, but it still jumps to Open default workspace.

I took the second &r off Recent Files, and now Recent projects work ok.
But it still jumps over Close file to all the other C menu items.

Alt-File-Q has always worked ok.

Any guesses for me to look at anyone?

[Pecan]

It still works for me, Alt+F, O always executes the open file dialog and Alt+F, C always executes Close (no jumping). :?

It also works on my laptop, Ubuntu Edgy, wx 2.6.3p2 (no jumping).

How can it work on Ubuntu? I don't have any mnemonic underlines on my Dapper at all (except on the main menuBar). Is there an option for this?

When I use Alt-F-O or any Alt-F-anything, nothing happens on Dapper.

I also have *no* mnemonic underlines on andLinux Edgy menu items (excepting the main menuBar which has them).

What am I missing here. Might be a clue.

[MortenMacFly]

I also tested this on Vista and I get same results.

You've got Vista already??? :shock: And C::B works there in principle? Anything special to consider? Please tell me - that'd be great news! ;-)
With regards, Morten.

[killerbot]

I also tested this on Vista and I get same results.

You've got Vista already??? :shock: And C::B works there in principle? Anything special to consider? Please tell me - that'd be great news! ;-)
With regards, Morten.

You don't want to work with Vista, really it is awful. Have tried it, the horror.

[Pecan]

I also tested this on Vista and I get same results.

You've got Vista already??? :shock: And C::B works there in principle? Anything special to consider? Please tell me - that'd be great news! ;-)
With regards, Morten.

You don't want to work with Vista, really it is awful. Have tried it, the horror.

How about all you out there with XP? Does your Alt-F-Open menu item work?

[MortenMacFly]

You don't want to work with Vista, really it is awful. Have tried it, the horror.

That's true, but at work it seems I have to (soon) and it would be horrible if C::B wouldn't work then... that's why I'm so interested in this.
BTW: An upgrade here in Germany for my WinXP-Pro (keeping the functionality I have with it -> so at least Business) would cost me 249 Euro!!! That's *way* more I paid for WinXP Pro (full). I don't get what's the sense of this. Does MS want to squeeze the last cent's out of it's (private) customers?
With regards, Morten.
Ps.: Anyway, let's not start a MS flaming.

[MortenMacFly]

How about all you out there with XP? Does your Alt-F-Open menu item work?

Sorry for hijacking this thread... :oops:
And: No, it doesn't (never tried that before - always use STRG+O).

[Pecan]

You don't want to work with Vista, really it is awful. Have tried it, the horror.

That's true, but at work it seems I have to (soon) and it would be horrible if C::B wouldn't work then... that's why I'm so interested in this.
BTW: An upgrade here in Germany for my WinXP-Pro (keeping the functionality I have with it -> so at least Business) would cost me 249 Euro!!! That's *way* more I paid for WinXP Pro (full). I don't what's the sense of this. Does MS want to squeeze the last cent's out of it's (private) customers?
With regards, Morten.
Ps.: Anyway, let's not start a MS flaming.

Could you take vista to some other thread? I'm trying to catch a bug here!

thanks
pecan

[artoj]

I've solved the bug, use the patched version of wxWidgets DLL:

http://prdownload.berlios.de/codeblocks/wxmsw26u_gcc_cb_wx2.6.3p2AndCbPatch.7z

[Pecan]

How about all you out there with XP? Does your Alt-F-Open menu item work?

Sorry for hijacking this thread... :oops:
And: No, it doesn't (never tried that before - always use STRG+O).

Thanks, would you also try Alt-F-Close with a file open and tell me what happens.

[Pecan]

I've solved the bug, use the patched version of wxWidgets DLL:

http://prdownload.berlios.de/codeblocks/wxmsw26u_gcc_cb_wx2.6.3p2AndCbPatch.7z

Is this why you're saying you're Windows and Ubuntu works? Because of the patched wxWidgets 2.6.3 version?

Wouldn't that mean that ALL users of XP should be having the problem?

[artoj]

Is this why you're saying you're Windows and Ubuntu works? Because of the patched wxWidgets 2.6.3 version?

Yeah, switching between the two dlls shows the issue. The older has the issue, the new one doesn't. Originally the "new" dll was created to fix the alignment issue in the menus but apparently it fixes this one as well.

I don't know if wxGTK ever even had the jumping.

Wouldn't that mean that ALL users of XP should be having the problem?

Correct, unless they update the wx dll.

[MortenMacFly]

Thanks, would you also try Alt-F-Close with a file open and tell me what happens.

Right, so as for Alt-F-O the menu just closes and nothing happens.
For Alt-F-C the menu remains open and it iterates all Close commands (cycling when continuing to press C).
But: Those Close command don't have an accelerator on my C::B.
With regards, Morten.

Edit: BTW: I'm *not* using the patched wxWidgets variant, just "plain" 2.6.3-P2. Maybe I should  apply the C::B patches to wxWidgets? BTW: Where are they?