[TC11.58RC2 x64] No underline (hotkey mnemonic) in hotlist menu when opened by mouse click

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[TC11.58RC2 x64] No underline (hotkey mnemonic) in hotlist menu when opened by mouse click

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TC11.58RC2 x64
Win10 x64

Dialog in question: Hotlist, referenced by the "Keyboard layout" help page as directory hotlist ("bookmarks").

Menu item titles containing ampersand will not appear underlined if the hotlist menu is opened by mouse click: clicking the asterisk on either pane (tooltip Directory hotlist (CTRL+D)).

When using the keyboard shortcut CTRL+D, the menu items containing ampersand are underlined, as expected.

Expected behavior: same behavior for hotlist menu opened by mouse click as when opened by keyboard shortcut.


Notes:
  • Reproduces every time
  • Reproduces in either the left or right pane
  • Reproduces even after losing focus (ALT+Tab) and returning to TC
  • Hotkey still works, i.e. opens the relevant directory when hitting the hotkey or selecting the menu item with the mouse
  • Checkmark appears to the left of menu item title if matching the current dir - not affected, still appears
  • Worth noting that whether opened by keyboard or by mouse, menu item titles that do not contain ampersand are not underlined at all anyway; note that the first letter does respond as the hotkey whether underlined (ampersand prepended) or not (no ampersand - default)
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Re: [TC11.57RC2 x64] No underline (hotkey mnemonic) in hotlist menu when opened by mouse click

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This is a Windows feature! The same happens in ALL dialogs. Try for example the main settings. When you open it with the mouse, none of the texts will have underlined characters. Once you press Alt, the underlines appear.
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Re: [TC11.57RC2 x64] No underline (hotkey mnemonic) in hotlist menu when opened by mouse click

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This is normal Windows behavior (which also applies to the main menu) and can be changed in the Control Panel's Ease of Access settings.
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Re: [TC11.57RC2 x64] No underline (hotkey mnemonic) in hotlist menu when opened by mouse click

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That Windows behavior can be changed via: "Settings" -> "Ease of Access" -> "Keyboard" -> "Change how keyboard shortcuts work" -> "Underline access keys when available"

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Re: [TC11.58RC2 x64] No underline (hotkey mnemonic) in hotlist menu when opened by mouse click

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Thank you very much for all your replies and guidance.
I learnt a few new things after all this time (with TC and then with Windows), especially, since i have never used the mouse for that purpose. It happened by accident. :D

Just fixed my initial subject, since I am running the latest RC version.
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