Review Access Keys

The Review Access Keys feature allows you to review the access keys of the controls (labels, checkboxes, etc.) of Windows forms, userControls, etc. An access key is an underlined character in a text (such as in "Show Using Windows Colors") that, when typing Alt + character, sets the focus to that control (in the case of checkboxes or radio buttons), to the next editable control (in the case of labels, assuming that the TabIndex property value is right) or executes the action (in the case of buttons). This feature checks that controls that should have an access key have it, and that an access key is not duplicated.

MZ-Tools offers the following ways to review the access keys:

• The MZ-Tools | Other Utilities | Review Access Keys... menu.
• The Other Utilities | Review Access Keys... menu on the MZ-Tools toolbar.
• The keyboard shortcut associated with the MZTools6_VSXXXX.ReviewAccessKeys command.

When you invoke this feature, a dialog window is shown that allows you to select the scope of the operation. The results are shown in a Result Window.

This review can be launched automatically (or you can be asked) before a build in Release configuration. This is customizable in the Corporate Options window, Review Access Keys section. If a wrong access key is detected, the Result window keeps open (otherwise it is closed). You should fix the access keys errors before building the executable.

Remarks:

• Ensure that the source code can be compiled without errors before running this feature.
• Smart Device projects are not supported by this feature.

See Also:

Result Window

Review Access Keys Options

Keyboard Shortcuts Options