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From: salevin@drlc1.UUCP (S. A. Levin[Stewart])
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Translations and Accelerators
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Date: 24 Oct 89 20:23:33 GMT
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Setting:
MIT 11.3, TWM, Athena Widgets, unknown patch levels

I want to bind string translations to menu actions.  For concreteness,
assume I pop up a menu with two items: "start" and "stop".  I'd like
to be able to type "sta" to invoke the first and "sto" to select the
second.

Query 1:  Should the translation table:

	"<Key>s,<Key>t,<Key>a: Start()\n
	 <Key>s,<Key>t,<Key>o: Stop()\n"

	invoke the appropriate actions when installed on the menu widget?
	Can anyone point me to a working example?

Query 2:  Can I use the same translation table as an accelerator attached
	to the parent of the menu widget to completely bypass the menu
	and go directly to the actions?  If so, can you supply me with
	an example?

Please E-MAIL to stew@hanauma.stanford.edu  - Thanks.