This tool is no longer being developed or maintained.
The program makes it straightforward for developers to find the right characters to use as accelerators for menu option texts and for dialog labels. This helps make GUI programs more usable by catering for users who can't use the mouse and for fast typists who don't want to use the mouse.
It is also possible to #include
the C++ module and have
accelerators created automatically at runtime—for example, at the
end of each form's constructor: this is what the Alt_Key program itself
does. For further examples of use see the Advanced
Qt Programming book and its accompanying examples. See also the Alt_Key Library documentation.
Alt_Key is licensed under the GNU General Public License v 3 open source license. The C++/Qt 4 version can be downloaded from here: alt_key-2.2.6.tar.gz (43K; SHA1: 719bce30feb98a4bf103f83008f049e88f5aab21). (Contact us if you are interested in Python or Java SWT versions.)
To build Alt_Key you will need a modern C++ compiler and the Qt 4 libraries (at least Qt 4.4; 4.6 or later recommended).
Installation is easy:tar xvfz alt_key-XXX.tar.gz
# Unpack the archive file, alt_key-XXX.tar.gzcd alt_key-XXX
# Change to the source directorylrelease alt_key.pro
# On some systems, run
lrelease-qt4
qmake
# On some systems, run qmake-qt4
make
# Build the program
PATH
CHANGES
file lists the changes for each versionIf you like Alt_Key, you might like to buy one of my books. I also provide training in Python, PySide, and PyQt.
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