Accelerators' L10N should depend on the component's locale or keyboard layout.

Name: rmT116609 Date: 12/09/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1-b21)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1-b21, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :
Microsoft Windows XP Home Version 5.1.2600
ServicePack 1
German-Version

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The localization of the menu shortcuts (like Ctrl+A) to
German (where it becomes Strg+A) doesn't depend on the
Menus locale nor on the used keyboard layout.
Instead it depends on the country set in Systemsteuerung
> "Regions- und Sprachoptionen" > "Regionale Einstellungen"
> "Standards und Formate"
(In an englisch version of WinXP you maybe find it this
way: "control panel" > "Region and language settings"
> "regional settings" (first file card) > the country on
this card.)

The usage of "Strg" instead of "Ctrl" should depend on the
locale of the menuitem or better on the currently used
windows keyboard-layout.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. set the country to "Germany" in the field described
above.
2. run the sample code (Strg+A will appear as shortcut in
the menu)
3. change your keyboard layout to US
4. run the sample code (again Strg+A will appear as
shortcut in the menu)

5. change the country to eg "USA"
6. run the sample code (Ctrl+A will appear as shortcut in
the menu)
7. change your keyboard layout to German
6. run the sample code (again Ctrl+A will appear as
shortcut in the menu)



EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
When using German keyboard layout Strg+A should appear.
When using English keyboard layout Ctrl+A should appear.

or

When the components locale is German Strg+A should appear.
When the components locale is English Ctrl+A should appear.


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class menubug
{
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    JFrame f = new JFrame();
    f.setSize(200,100);
    JMenuBar mb = new JMenuBar();
    f.setJMenuBar(mb);

    JMenuItem mi = new JMenuItem("localized menu");
    mi.setLocale(java.util.Locale.US); // this doesn't affect anything
 mi.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_A,ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK));
    mb.add(mi);

    f.show();
    try { Thread.sleep(2000); }
    catch(Exception e) {}

    System.exit(0);
  }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------
(Review ID: 165107)
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