topic Re: MCUX v10.0.2 - Bug - Alt+F does not select File menu in MCUXpresso IDE

MCUX v10.0.2 - Bug - Alt+F does not select File menu

dmarks_ls — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 19:53:25 GMT

Pretty simple... I'm running MCUXpresso 10.0.2 (former KDS user), and when I press Alt+F, the File menu of the main IDE window does not expand. If I press and hold Alt, I see the "F" in "File" underlined, along with other key letters. If I press Alt+E, I get the Edit menu. Alt+S gets the Source menu. Alt+T gets the Refactor menu, and so forth. But Alt+F does nothing, which is annoying, because my muscle memory for saving a source file is to hit Alt+F, S. I realize that Ctrl+S is a shortcut for saving a file, and I've been using it as a workaround, but there's no reason for something as basic as a menu hotkey to be broken. I've checked Window / Preferences / General / Keys, and Alt+F is not bound to anything.

Curiously, the "FreeRTOS" menu item has no hotkey underlined when I press Alt. I'm wondering if maybe someone set "F" as its hotkey, but since it conflicts with "File", pressing Alt+F does nothing instead? That's my only theory. Please make Alt+F work again, thanks.

Re: MCUX v10.0.2 - Bug - Alt+F does not select File menu

BlackNight — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 05:26:51 GMT

Hi David,

Alt+F *does* work for me (10.0.2):

Not sure why it does not on your end, can you try with a fresh workspace?

And thanks for pointing out the missing Alt shortcut for FreeRTOS, I have passed that as a wish request to the developer.

And it would not be a problem with multiple Alt+F shortcuts: it will select first the File menu, then the FreeRTOS one, and back again (iterating through the list of same keys).

Thanks,

Erich

Re: MCUX v10.0.2 - Bug - Alt+F does not select File menu

ZhangJennie — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:05:04 GMT

In addition, I wonder maybe I had same experience as David's.

This is how I use hot-key for menu "File":

0. active one of the project related window

1. press Alt, you will see "F" of File is underlined. and the "File" button is pushed.

2. I press key "F" (Note: press "F" but not "ALT+F"), then the File menu gets expand.

How does it works on your side?

Have a great day,
Jennie Zhang

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Re: MCUX v10.0.2 - Bug - Alt+F does not select File menu

dmarks_ls — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 04:56:32 GMT

I do not understand why this message board doesn't default to emailing people when a reply is made to a thread you created. Grr.

So, I tried what you suggested, and made a new workspace. I made sure that the copy settings, etc boxes were not checked, so it should be a completely fresh workspace. Opened the new workspace, pressed Alt+F, and look at that, the File menu opens. OK... so I then create a new project, just a default TWR-K64F120M SDK project, default name, done. I open the main source file so I have an editor context open. I press Alt+F and... nothing. Now, to ZhangJennie's reply below (which I'll reply to separately), if I press Alt, then press F, I do get the File menu to pop up. But pressing Alt+F (pressing and holding Alt, then pressing and releasing F) does nothing when I am currently in an editor window context.

Re: MCUX v10.0.2 - Bug - Alt+F does not select File menu

dmarks_ls — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 04:58:53 GMT

That's a very interesting observation, and I can confirm it. If I am sitting in an editor window, and I press and release Alt, I see the underlines appear on the menu bar. If I then press and release F, the File menu does open. But if I just press Alt+F while in an editor, I get nothing popping up.

Re: MCUX v10.0.2 - Bug - Alt+F does not select File menu

dmarks_ls — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 05:02:27 GMT

Also, that's not true about multiple Alt+F shortcuts. Once you've opened a menu bar panel, the next Alt+Key press will select the corresponding item within that menu, according to its underline. For instance, in an editor window, pressing Alt+S, Alt+S will select the Source menu, then select Shift right. So the developer will have to pick a different letter for FreeRTOS. (Might I suggest the "O" for OS?)