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Offline Aaron

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Syntax for using Ampersand (&) in labels, etc. Ver 16.01 Linux.
« on: April 12, 2017, 07:21:49 pm »
Does anyone know the required syntax for using the '&' character in labels, etc?

Placing one '&' in a label produces a space, two '&' characters produce an underscore.

I did search the manual & forums for this answer.
« Last Edit: April 13, 2017, 12:56:33 am by Aaron »
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Re: Syntax for using Ampersand (&) in labels, etc.
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2017, 08:15:16 pm »
What labels? wx, qt, win32, something else?
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Re: Syntax for using Ampersand (&) in labels, etc.
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2017, 08:28:57 pm »
For wxStaticText and wxButtons.
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Re: Syntax for using Ampersand (&) in labels, etc.
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2017, 11:34:27 pm »
Looks like wxWidgets coding issues, not Codeblocks fault.
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Re: Syntax for using Ampersand (&) in labels, etc. Ver 16.01 Linux.
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2017, 05:26:01 pm »
http://docs.wxwidgets.org/3.0/classwx_menu_item.html

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The label string for the normal menu items (not separators) may include the accelerator which can be used to activate the menu item from keyboard. An accelerator key can be specified using the ampersand & character. In order to embed an ampersand character in the menu item text, the ampersand must be doubled.
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