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Custom Menu Accelerators

Keyboard shortcuts (accelerators) can be assigned to any menu items and multiple menu key profiles may be created.  In the image below, notice that "Ctrl-Q" has been assigned to the "Exit VisualAge..." menu item.

To edit the menu key accelerators, pull down the "Window" menu and select "Options...".   In the options window, the "VA Assist | Menus" page. Menu key support may be turned on and off via the "Use menu keys" check box.

Allowed key combinations:

  • Ctrl+AnyKey
  • Ctrl+Shift+AnyKey
  • Ctrl+Alt+AnyKey (except M)
  • Ctrl+Alt+Shift+AnyKey
  • Alt+FunctionKey
  • Shift+FunctionKey

Disallowed combinations:

  • Ctrl+Alt+M
  • Alt+Letter
  • Shift+Letter
  • Alt+Shift+Letter
  • Any combination already assigned in the VA Java Key Bindings page (i.e., text editor functions).

Menu key profiles can be loaded from the repository using the "Load" button.

Menu key profiles can be imported from files using the "Import" button.

Menu key profiles can be exported to files using the "Export" button.


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