Where's me underscores?

[Geoff Turner]

Using VB6, I set up a menu like

&File
....&Open
....&Close

etc. In design mode, the F is underscored as expected
but O and C are not.
In run mode no underscores are displayed when selecting menu
items with the mouse.
Pressing the 'ALT' key makes the underscores visible.
How do I get the underscores to be visible at all times?

Thanks,
Geoff Turner.

[J French]

Re: Where's me underscores?

Are you using XP ?

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 09:49:37 +0100, "Geoff Turner"
<g.s.turner@rl. ac.uk> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Using VB6, I set up a menu like
>
>&File
>...&Open
>...&Close
>
>etc. In design mode, the F is underscored as expected
>but O and C are not.
>In run mode no underscores are displayed when selecting menu
>items with the mouse.
>Pressing the 'ALT' key makes the underscores visible.
>How do I get the underscores to be visible at all times?
>
>Thanks,
>Geoff Turner.
>
>[/color]

[Geoff Turner]

Re: Where's me underscores?

Sometimes XP
and others Win98

On the XP I don't get the underscores... to be honest can't say about '98.
Can't remember.
GST

"J French" <erewhon@nowher e.com> wrote in message
news:3f8d2c0d.1 8193161@news.bt click.com...[color=blue]
> Are you using XP ?
>
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 09:49:37 +0100, "Geoff Turner"
> <g.s.turner@rl. ac.uk> wrote:
>[color=green]
> >Using VB6, I set up a menu like
> >
> >&File
> >...&Open
> >...&Close
> >
> >etc. In design mode, the F is underscored as expected
> >but O and C are not.
> >In run mode no underscores are displayed when selecting menu
> >items with the mouse.
> >Pressing the 'ALT' key makes the underscores visible.
> >How do I get the underscores to be visible at all times?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Geoff Turner.
> >
> >[/color]
>[/color]

[J French]

Re: Where's me underscores?

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:43:21 +0100, "Geoff Turner"
<g.s.turner@rl. ac.uk> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Sometimes XP
>and others Win98
>
>On the XP I don't get the underscores... to be honest can't say about '98.
>Can't remember.
>GST[/color]

IIRC that is an option in XP
- I can't be bothered to start an XP machine right now

.... but I am pretty sure

IMO XP looks utterly revolting - Childish and ... garish

[Geoff Turner]

Re: Where's me underscores?

I've just noticed that Outlook Express don't show
underscores until I press ALT, along with M$ IE n.
So it looks like another M$ thing. It's just I've not
noticed it before.

Thanks for help.
GST

"J French" <erewhon@nowher e.com> wrote in message
news:3f8d39b6.2 1690692@news.bt click.com...[color=blue]
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:43:21 +0100, "Geoff Turner"
> <g.s.turner@rl. ac.uk> wrote:
>[color=green]
> >Sometimes XP
> >and others Win98
> >
> >On the XP I don't get the underscores... to be honest can't say about[/color][/color]
'98.[color=blue][color=green]
> >Can't remember.
> >GST[/color]
>
> IIRC that is an option in XP
> - I can't be bothered to start an XP machine right now
>
> ... but I am pretty sure
>
> IMO XP looks utterly revolting - Childish and ... garish[/color]

[Rick Rothstein]

Re: Where's me underscores?

The following will turn the underlines on for the entire system (not just
VB)... Right-click on a blank area of the Desktop, click on Properties on
the PopUp Menu that appears, click on the Appearance Tab, click the Effects
Button... Uncheck the "Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until
I press the Alt key" CheckBox.

Rick - MVP

"Geoff Turner" <g.s.turner@rl. ac.uk> wrote in message
news:bmjf8a$ope @newton.cc.rl.a c.uk...[color=blue]
> I've just noticed that Outlook Express don't show
> underscores until I press ALT, along with M$ IE n.
> So it looks like another M$ thing. It's just I've not
> noticed it before.
>
> Thanks for help.
> GST
>
> "J French" <erewhon@nowher e.com> wrote in message
> news:3f8d39b6.2 1690692@news.bt click.com...[color=green]
> > On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:43:21 +0100, "Geoff Turner"
> > <g.s.turner@rl. ac.uk> wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > >Sometimes XP
> > >and others Win98
> > >
> > >On the XP I don't get the underscores... to be honest can't say about[/color][/color]
> '98.[color=green][color=darkred]
> > >Can't remember.
> > >GST[/color]
> >
> > IIRC that is an option in XP
> > - I can't be bothered to start an XP machine right now
> >
> > ... but I am pretty sure
> >
> > IMO XP looks utterly revolting - Childish and ... garish[/color]
>
>[/color]

[Geoff Turner]

Re: Where's me underscores?

Thanks for the info

GST

"Rick Rothstein" <rickNOSPAMnews @NOSPAMcomcast. net> wrote in message
news:l3edndQ1ZO We1hCiU-KYgg@comcast.co m...[color=blue]
> The following will turn the underlines on for the entire system (not just
> VB)... Right-click on a blank area of the Desktop, click on Properties on
> the PopUp Menu that appears, click on the Appearance Tab, click the[/color]
Effects[color=blue]
> Button... Uncheck the "Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation[/color]
until[color=blue]
> I press the Alt key" CheckBox.
>
> Rick - MVP
>
> "Geoff Turner" <g.s.turner@rl. ac.uk> wrote in message
> news:bmjf8a$ope @newton.cc.rl.a c.uk...[color=green]
> > I've just noticed that Outlook Express don't show
> > underscores until I press ALT, along with M$ IE n.
> > So it looks like another M$ thing. It's just I've not
> > noticed it before.
> >
> > Thanks for help.
> > GST
> >
> > "J French" <erewhon@nowher e.com> wrote in message
> > news:3f8d39b6.2 1690692@news.bt click.com...[color=darkred]
> > > On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:43:21 +0100, "Geoff Turner"
> > > <g.s.turner@rl. ac.uk> wrote:
> > >
> > > >Sometimes XP
> > > >and others Win98
> > > >
> > > >On the XP I don't get the underscores... to be honest can't say about[/color]
> > '98.[color=darkred]
> > > >Can't remember.
> > > >GST
> > >
> > > IIRC that is an option in XP
> > > - I can't be bothered to start an XP machine right now
> > >
> > > ... but I am pretty sure
> > >
> > > IMO XP looks utterly revolting - Childish and ... garish[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]