Microsoft KB Archive/121419

= ALT+ Will Not Choose Push Button on Macintosh =

Article ID: 121419

Article Last Modified on 11/17/2003

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 2.5c for Macintosh
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.6a Professional Edition for Macintosh

-



This article was previously published under Q121419



SUMMARY
In FoxPro for Macintosh, the ALT+ key combination does not choose a push button like it does in Windows even if KEYCOMP is set to WINDOWS.



MORE INFORMATION
Page 107 of the FoxPro for Macintosh "Language Reference" manual says that if KEYCOMP is set to WINDOWS, hot keys are underlined. This is true, but ALT+ does not select the push button when another GET object, edit region, list box, or popup is currently selected. However, if a radio button is the active GET object, pressing SHIFT and the underlined letter will choose the push button. Hot keys on the Macintosh function more like hot keys under FoxPro for MS-DOS. This behavior is described on page 106.

If the push button GET is currently selected, pressing the hot key without ALT will choose the push button.

If KEYCOMP is set to MAC, hot keys are not underlined, and push buttons can be chosen only with the mouse.

NOTE: Pressing CTRL+ALT+ in the FoxPro for Macintosh is equivalent to pressing ALT+ in FoxPro for Windows.

