Menu item shortcut

Question

Below is what I tried to assign a shortcut for a menu item. When I click on menu item it works good but shortcut does not work. Any idea?

<Window.CommandBindings>
    <CommandBinding Command="ApplicationCommands.Save" Executed="MyCommand" />
</Window.CommandBindings>

<Window.InputBindings>
    <KeyBinding Key="S" Modifiers="Control" Command="ApplicationCommands.Save"/>
</Window.InputBindings>

<MenuItem Header="Save" Name="MainMenu_File_Save" Command="ApplicationCommands.Save">
    <MenuItem.Icon>
        <Image Height="16" Width="16" Source="/NewGUI_WPF;component/Images/saveHS.png" />
    </MenuItem.Icon>
</MenuItem>

private void MyCommand(object sender, ExecutedRoutedEventArgs e) {...}

Great question. It was already answered here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4682915/defining-menuitem-shortcuts — Siarhei Kuchuk, Apr 10 '12 at 18:16
Can you post the entire xaml and code behind? As for me everything works OK. Probably something other inside uses the same command ? — Siarhei Kuchuk, Apr 10 '12 at 18:52

Siarhei Kuchuk · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-10T20:15:50.333

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;

namespace test
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
    /// </summary>
    public partial class MainWindow : Window
    {
        public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void MyCommand(object sender, ExecutedRoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("Test");
        }
    }
}

<Window x:Class="test.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
  <Window.CommandBindings>
    <CommandBinding Command="ApplicationCommands.Save" Executed="MyCommand" />
  </Window.CommandBindings>

  <Window.InputBindings>
    <KeyBinding Key="S" Modifiers="Control" Command="ApplicationCommands.Save"/>
  </Window.InputBindings>

  <Grid>
    <Menu IsMainMenu="True">
     <MenuItem Header="_File">
      <MenuItem Header="Save" Name="MainMenu_File_Save" Command="ApplicationCommands.Save" />
     </MenuItem>
   </Menu>
  </Grid>
</Window>

That works for me. Does it work for you ?

When I click parent menu and then shortcut it works but not otherwise. — Shibli, Apr 10 '12 at 19:51
i modified sample and it still works. Does window of application is activated? — Siarhei Kuchuk, Apr 10 '12 at 20:16

Menu item shortcut

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