Accelerator Keys

You may create an accelerator key by placing an ampersand "&" before a character in a text label or in the name of a pane or frame. Pressing ALT and the indicated key moves focus to the control.

Note: To display an ampersand "&" character, use "&&".

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ALT + 1 sets focus to Pane 1.

ALT + 2 sets focus to Pane 2.

ALT + F sets focus to the First Name field on Pane 1.

ALT + L sets focus to the Last Name field on Pane 1.

ALT + D sets focus to the First Name field in the Dad frame.

ALT + B sets focus to the Button frame.

ALT + O clicks the OK button.

ALT + C clicks the Cancel button.

Examples

result = ui_dlg_box("xx",<<%dlg%

{region}

{tab=x}

{pane=Pane &1}

&First Name:|[.30firstname];

&Last Name:|[.30lastname];

{pane=Pane &2}

Company:|[.30company];

{endtab}

{endregion};

{frame=1,1&Dad}

{region}

First Name:|[.30firstname];

Last Name:|[.30lastname];

{endregion};

{line=1};

{frame=&Buttons}

<*&Ok> <&Cancel>

%dlg%,)

ui_dlg_box("Result","Result = "+result+";<&Ok>")

Supported By

Alpha Five Version 5 and Above