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how make a menu show "\tdelete" as shortcut #2931
Description
i have a menu and want to show the shortcut for delete
Menu menu = new Menu (main_shell, SWT.POP_UP);
MenuItem ctrl_c_item = new MenuItem (menu, SWT.PUSH);
ctrl_c_item.setText("Copy to clipboard \tCtrl+C");
MenuItem delete_item = new MenuItem (menu, SWT.PUSH);
delete_item.setText("Delete \tDEL");
this part is the problem:
\tDEL
Ctrl+C works
i have tried delete or Delete but nothing works, how do i show this shortcut in the menu?
xubuntu 22.04
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merks commentedon Jan 6, 2026
This sounds more like a question not an issue. It sounds like you want to do what this does:
I think you need to use org.eclipse.swt.widgets.MenuItem.setAccelerator(int).