SAMPLE: Switching Between Accelerator Tables in an Application

Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
Article ID: Q80887
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1

In some cases, it is useful to change the accelerator keys that are assigned to menu items in an application. CHGACCL is a sample in the Microsoft Software Library that demonstrates changing the accelerators by loading a different accelerator table from the RC file and modifying the text of menu items.

Download CHGACCL.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

  • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

          Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
          Download CHGACCL.EXE (size: 25483 bytes) 
    
  • Internet (anonymous FTP)

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
          Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
          Get CHGACCL.EXE (size: 25483 bytes) 
    

CHGACCL has two accelerator tables defined in the .RC file and a menu item that allows the user to "swap" accelerator tables. When the user chooses to swap the accelerators, the application loads the second accelerator table and modifies the menu to reflect the changes in the accelerators. The user can swap back to the original accelerator table by choosing swap accelerators from the menu a second time.

DYNACCEL is a second sample in the Microsoft Software Library that demonstrates building an accelerator table as part of an application.

Download DYNACCEL.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

  • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

          Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
          Download DYNACCEL.EXE (size: 24680 bytes) 
    
  • Internet (anonymous FTP)

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
          Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
          Get DYNACCEL.EXE (size: 24680 bytes) 
    

NOTE: Two (or more) instances of the application can be running, using different accelerators for each instance.

CHGACCL also uses specific GDI functions to properly draw shapes in the client area of the window. Each time the user chooses a new shape from the menu, the client area device context is reset to properly define the window's background color, pen color, mapping mode, and compression factors.


Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 softlib CHGACCL.EXE
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Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
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