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&Key Do not Show at Run Time

If I set a short key using the & sign at design time, I can see the underline at the appropriate hot key at design time but when I run the programme the underline disappears. What's going on?

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Sylva Wednesday, March 25, 2009 8:25 PM

I have found the solution! It is strange that a small matter like this takes so much effort to sort out. I hope that Vista team does something about it in future releases.

Meanwhile, here's the solution:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winforms/thread/bdcf8600-13b0-4353-8fbb-3296b24488d4/

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Marked As Answer bySylva Friday, March 27, 2009 10:36 PM

Sylva Friday, March 27, 2009 10:35 PM

This is the default behaviour of Windows XP and vista.

To override the setting do as follow.

Right click desktop - properties - Appearances - Effect

In the effect window uncheck "Hide underline....."

Thanks, A.m.a.L

A.m.a.L - aditi.com - Think Product Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:37 AM

Amal Hashim said:

Thanks, A.m.a.L

Sorry, but I which "desktop" do you mean? I use Vista (home Edition) and when I right clicked on the desktop there is no properties in the options.

Thanks for ur kind assistance.

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Sylva Thursday, March 26, 2009 8:52 PM

Hi Sylva,

Vista is different with previous Operating Systems. You can right click deskstop->(click)personalization-> (click)windows Color and appearance->(click)Effect button-> (check) Show shadows under menus.

Let me know if there are any problems.

Best regards,
Bruce Zhou

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Bruce.Zhou Friday, March 27, 2009 6:41 AM

Bruce.Zhou said:

Please mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark if they don't.

Cannot see these:(1).Effect button-> (check) (2)Show shadows under (3) menus.

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Sylva Friday, March 27, 2009 9:11 PM

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