Menu accelerator tables

A user alternative to the menu structure is the utilization of shortcuts (key combinations with so-called accelerators or access keys) that are initiated with one or more keys. Normally, a shortcut key combination is shown next to its associated menu entry. In the resources of a source application, the actual menu entry and the key combination are separated by a tab (for example, "Paste\tCTRL+V" or "Quit\tAlt+F4"). The actual key combination, however, is filed in a table in its own resource category known as "Accelerator".

About this task

In SDL Passolo, functions to automatically match accelerator tables and menu entries have been integrated so that a change to a key combination in the menu resource is immediately reflected in the associated accelerator table. Thus, only menu entries need be changed.

However, since a program can contain several menus and accelerator tables, it must be determined which menu and which accelerator table go together.

If a menu and accelerator have the same designation or ID, it is assumed that they form a combined unit. Otherwise, assignment must be performed manually.

To open the Menu Accelerator Table and add or delete associations:

Procedure

  1. Open the source string list.
  2. Go to the Home tab > Menu Accelerator Table.

    During subsequent localization, only the accelerator in the menu entry will need to be translated (e.g. "CTRL+Alt+Entf" - "Ctrl+Alt+Del"). The associated entry in the accelerator table is directly adjusted when the automatic translation function is called up.