> > we have a 'Windows' menu with mnemonic 'W' as well as a menu item 'Window
> > List..' with the same mnemonic.
> > When typing Alt+W the pulldown menubar opens AND the ActionEvent is being
> > fired.
> > Is there any simple answer to that ?


This is reproducible using 1.2fcs and jdk1.2.2-T.

However in 1.3 the ActionEvent is not fired when Alt+E is pressed (expected
result the menu is pulled down), but if you press ALT+E again the ActionEvent
should be fired, but it is not.

Test Case that I used is :-

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class MenuSample {
  static class MenuActionListener implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e) {
      System.out.println ("Selected: " + e.getActionCommand());
    }
  }
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    ActionListener menuListener = new MenuActionListener();
    JFrame frame = new JFrame("MenuSample Example");
    JMenuBar bar = new JMenuBar();

    JMenu file = new JMenu("File");
    file.setMnemonic('F');
    bar.add(file);

    JMenuItem closeItem = new JMenuItem("Close");
    closeItem.setMnemonic('C');
    closeItem.addActionListener(menuListener);
    file.add(closeItem);

    JMenu edit = new JMenu("Edit");
    edit.setMnemonic('E');
    bar.add(edit);
 
    JMenuItem cutItem = new JMenuItem("Cut");
    cutItem.setMnemonic('C');
    cutItem.addActionListener(menuListener);
    edit.add(cutItem);

  
    JMenuItem editItem = new JMenuItem("Editlist");
    editItem.setMnemonic('E');
    editItem.addActionListener(menuListener);
    edit.add(editItem);


    frame.setJMenuBar(bar);
    frame.setSize(350, 250);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
}


adele.carrie@ireland 1999-07-02