button shortcuts are not displayed!

[VMI]

In the buttons in my windows form, I add the '&' to the name so it creates a
key shortcut. The problem is that in the test machines (with only framework
installed), the underlined letter is not displayed until after I press the
Alt key. If I run the program through the IDE, it works fine, but if I run
the program by clicking on the EXE in the debug or release folder, it won't
work either.
How come?

Thanks.

[Jason Newell]

VMI,
Assuming you're using Windows XP, goto Display Properties, click on the
Appearance Tab, click the Effects Button, uncheck the Hide underlined
letters for keyboard navigation until I press the Alt key.

Jason Newell, MCAD
Software Engineer

"VMI" <vo******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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In the buttons in my windows form, I add the '&' to the name so it creates
a key shortcut. The problem is that in the test machines (with only
framework installed), the underlined letter is not displayed until after I
press the Alt key. If I run the program through the IDE, it works fine,
but if I run the program by clicking on the EXE in the debug or release
folder, it won't work either.
How come?

Thanks.

[Ken Halter]

VMI wrote:

In the buttons in my windows form, I add the '&' to the name so it creates a
key shortcut. The problem is that in the test machines (with only framework
installed), the underlined letter is not displayed until after I press the
Alt key. If I run the program through the IDE, it works fine, but if I run
the program by clicking on the EXE in the debug or release folder, it won't
work either.
How come?

It's funny that this is still haunting people (not really).. It's a
display applet setting that was implemented starting with Win2k. The
problem is... it's the Default setting so it's confused people since
Win2k-Day#1

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from one of the posts above,....

"Right-click the desktop, choose properties, then the "effects" tab.
In Win2000 it's called "Hide keyboard navigation indicators until I use
the Alt key"
--
Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB - http://www.vbsight.com
Please keep all discussions in the groups..

[VMI]

Thanks, it worked.
"VMI" <vo******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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In the buttons in my windows form, I add the '&' to the name so it creates
a key shortcut. The problem is that in the test machines (with only
framework installed), the underlined letter is not displayed until after I
press the Alt key. If I run the program through the IDE, it works fine,
but if I run the program by clicking on the EXE in the debug or release
folder, it won't work either.
How come?

Thanks.