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From: DFJOHN01@ULKYVX.BITNET (GMAIL_FLAG_PERSONAL_NAME)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: How to implement COMMAND-SHIFT-MENUKEY in menus
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Date: 21 May 89 19:36:00 GMT
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After becoming familiar with a Macintosh program, many users begin to rely
heavily on command key equivalents. In order for the programmer to offer
logically associated command keys, such as "B" for bold, or "B" for send to
back, several applications have utilized a SHIFT option for assigning the
same equivalent to more than one menu item.

So, the question is, how do these programs do it? How do they show the SHIFT
symbol in the menu bar? How do they trap for a COMMAND-SHIFT-MENUKEY in
order to process the correct menu selection?

Any example code showing this nifty enhancement would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

David F. Johnson
dfjohn01@ulkyvx