PowerBuilder MDI applications automatically support arrow keys and shortcut keys.
Arrow keys
In an MDI frame, how the pointer moves when the user presses an arrow key depends on where focus is when the key is pressed:
|
Key |
If focus is in |
Focus moves to |
|---|---|---|
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Left |
The menu bar |
The menu item to the left of the item that has focus |
|
The first menu bar item |
The control menu of the active sheet |
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|
The control menu of the active sheet |
The control menu of the frame |
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|
The control menu of the frame |
The last menu item |
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Right |
The menu bar |
The menu item to the right of the item that has focus |
|
The last menu bar item |
The control menu of the frame |
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|
The control menu of the frame |
The control menu of the active sheet |
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|
The control menu of the active sheet |
The first item in the menu bar |
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Down |
A drop-down or cascading menu |
The menu item below the current item |
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The last menu item in the drop-down or cascading menu |
The first item in the menu |
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Up |
A drop-down or cascading menu |
The menu item above the current item |
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The first menu item in a drop-down or cascading menu |
The last item in the menu |
Shortcut keys
PowerBuilder automatically assigns two shortcut keys to every MDI frame:
|
Key |
Use to |
|---|---|
|
Ctrl+F4 |
Close the active sheet and make the previous sheet active. The previous sheet is the sheet that was active immediately before the sheet that was closed. |
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Ctrl+F6 |
Make the previous sheet the active sheet. |
