Is there a way to extend the list of shortcut key mnemonics? Currently, I can select a shortcut for each tool from a constant list of shortcut key combinations using the UltraToolbarsManager. However, I want to extend this so that my shortcut keys can group tools that are in a similar family.
An example of what I am trying to accomplish can be seen in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. If you click on the View menu, the popup menu shows a group of commands for window operations (e.g. Error List, Output, Properties Window, Task List, Toolbar...). Each of these tools has a mnemonic that begins with Ctrl+W, and is post-fixed with another key that pertains to a given window type (Error List = Ctrl+W, E, Output = Ctrl+W, C, etc).
Is there any way to extend the list of shortcut key options, or am I limited to the list of key constants given in the shortcut enumeration?
Thanks in advance for any help!
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I have half of the answer to my question. I think that I could write a new command that is associated to the Ctrl+W key combination. When this command is invoked, I can then listen for the next key input and then launch the appropriate command that matches that key. This would work, but I would need to override the shortcut key text in the popupmenu. Is there anyway to do this? What I mean is, can I specify the right-aligned text (e.g. Ctrl+W, C)?
This is not possible publicly. You can try using creation filters to change the text of the elements created for the shortcuts. However, I don't recommend this approach because you will need to also re-implement the measuring of each menu item and set a custom size of the menu drop down when it is first shown. I would recommend either submitting a feature request to override the shortcut text or a feature request to allow these extended style shortcuts: http://devcenter.infragistics.com/Protected/RequestFeature.aspx.
Thanks Mike. I just submitted a feature request for the shortcut "group" functionality.
Any news about that issue? I need to show shortcut keys combination right-aligned in the context menu but see no way how to do it.
The feature requested in this thread has not yet been implemented. You should submit another feature request if you want this feature as well because the number of requests for a particular feature does get considered when determining what to implement each release.