ALT key and Menu activation

[JosephK]

I'd like to be able to press the Alt key once to activate the menu; I shouldn't have to hold the key down in conjunction with other keys.

Also, after activating the menu, I should be able to use the cursor keys to navigate the menu items.

The current functionality violates what little there is of Windows UI standards.

Thanks.

[sorin_ristache]

Hello,

I'd like to be able to press the Alt key once to activate the menu; I shouldn't have to hold the key down in conjunction with other keys.

In Swing Java applications a menu is activated from the keyboard only by holding down the Alt key and pressing the key for that menu. It is standard Java UI behavior. Recent versions of the Java virtual machine offer better integration with the host platform but it seems there are still features of the UI standard of the host platform which are not implemented correctly by the UI framework which comes with the Java virtual machine.

Also, after activating the menu, I should be able to use the cursor keys to navigate the menu items.

The cursor keys can be used to navigate the menu items after activating a menu. What happens on your Windows computer when you press the arrow keys (up/down, right/left) after activating a menu?


Regards,
Sorin