Re: Printable character as JMenuItem accelerator not properly consumed

From:
RedGrittyBrick <RedGrittyBrick@spamweary.invalid>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.gui
Date:
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:56:54 +0100
Message-ID:
<48a2afe6$0$2525$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk>
Martin wrote:

I would still expect the swing API to support such an
implementation. If - what I find a bit strange - the key stroke which
 triggered a menu item as an accelerator is not consumed before
entering the action associated with the menu item,


Did you try my earlier suggestion:

you might want to consider replacing
   item.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_N, 0));
with
   item.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke('n'));

... It ... prevents 'n' being interpreted as BOTH a literal
character and an accelerator.


Compile this, run it and press n. Now press n again.

--------------------------------- 8< --------------------------
public class TestAccellerator2 {

     public static void main(String[] args) {
         SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
             public void run() {
                 new TestAccellerator2();
             }
         });
     }

     TestAccellerator2() {

         final JCheckBox box = new JCheckBox("Pencils");
         final JTextArea area = new JTextArea(5, 40);

         JMenuBar bar = new JMenuBar();
         JMenu menu = new JMenu("Do");
         JMenuItem item = new JMenuItem("Nothing");
         item.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_N);
         item.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke('n'));
         item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
             public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                 System.out.println(e.getActionCommand() + " pressed.");
                 area.requestFocus();
             }
         });
         menu.add(item);
         bar.add(menu);

         JPanel p = new JPanel();
         p.add(box);
         p.add(area);

         SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
             public void run() {
                 box.requestFocus();
             }});

         JFrame f = new JFrame("Test Menu Accelerator");
         f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
         f.setJMenuBar(bar);
         f.add(p);
         f.pack();
         f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
         f.setVisible(true);
     }

}
--------------------------------- 8< --------------------------

I am wondering why you are not producing SSCCEs of your own.

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