SAMPLE: Chgaccl.exe Switches Between Accelerator Tables in App

ID: Q80887

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SUMMARY

In some cases, it is useful to change the accelerator keys that are assigned to menu items in an application. Chgaccl.exe is a sample in the Microsoft Software Library that demonstrates how to change the accelerators by loading a different accelerator table from the RC file and modifying the text of menu items.

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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library: 

 ~ Chgaccl.exe (size: 25483 bytes)
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Chgaccl.exe has two accelerator tables defined in the .RC file and a menu item that allows the user to "swap" accelerator tables. When the user chooses to swap the accelerators, the application loads the second accelerator table and modifies the menu to reflect the changes in the accelerators. The user can swap back to the original accelerator table by choosing swap accelerators from the menu a second time.

Dynaccel.exe is a second sample in the Microsoft Software Library that demonstrates how to build an accelerator table as part of an application. For additional information about Dynaccel.exe, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q75738
   TITLE     : SAMPLE: Dynaccel.exe Creates Accelerator Tables Dynamically
NOTE: Two (or more) instances of the application can be running, using different accelerators for each instance.

Chgaccl.exe also uses specific GDI functions to properly draw shapes in the client area of the window. Each time the user chooses a new shape from the menu, the client area device context is reset to properly define the window's background color, pen color, mapping mode, and compression factors.

Additional query words: Keywords : kbfile kbsample kbInput kbKeyAccel kbGrpUser kbWinOS310 kbWinOS300

Last Reviewed: December 24, 1998