Why can't I create shortcuts Ctrl+U and Ctrl+Shift+U in PowerShell ISE?

Question

I am trying to assign

CTRL+U
CTRL+SHIFT+U

to some PowerShell ISE Addonmenu functions, but say seem to be assigned to some Windows function.

I didn't find them in current online shortcut lists either or are there some applications which can create global shortcuts which are used even when other application have the focus?

Edit:

I changed the title, after recognizing, that this is a PowerShell ISE problem and no general Windows problem.

and here is the code

$psISE.CurrentPowerShellTab.AddOnsMenu.Submenus.Add("Test 1",{Write-host 'test 1'}, "CTRL+SHIFT+U") 
$psISE.CurrentPowerShellTab.AddOnsMenu.Submenus.Add("Test 2",{Write-host 'test 2'}, "CTRL+U") 


Exception calling "Add" with "3" argument(s): "The menu 'Test 1' uses shortcut 'Ctrl+Shift+U', which is already in use by the menu or editor functionality.
Parametername: shortcut"
At line:1 char:52
+ $psISE.CurrentPowerShellTab.AddOnsMenu.Submenus.Add <<<< ("Test 1",{Write-host 'test 1'}, "CTRL+SHIFT+U") 
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DotNetMethodTargetInvocation

Exception calling "Add" with "3" argument(s): "The menu 'Test 2' uses shortcut 'Ctrl+U', which is already in use by the menu or editor functionality.
Parametername: shortcut"
At line:2 char:52
+ $psISE.CurrentPowerShellTab.AddOnsMenu.Submenus.Add <<<< ("Test 2",{Write-host 'test 2'}, "CTRL+U") 
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DotNetMethodTargetInvocation

Belongs on SuperUser?? CTRL+U sounds like undo to me, and CTRL+SHIFT+U sounds like a possible redo. — beatgammit, May 27 '11 at 05:12

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 06 '17 at 13:24

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Finally, after being able to create such menus in PowerGUI Script Editor, I found the solution.

This is no Windows problem, but just a pure PowerShell ISE problem.

Fact is, that ISE uses

CTRL+SHIFT+U to convert a selection to uppercase and

CTRL+U to convert it to lowercase.

The mystery is, that there is no menu showing these two functions and their shortcuts.

edited Oct 06 '17 at 13:24

Mwiza

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answered Jun 26 '11 at 09:35

bernd_k

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But Visual Studio 2010 shows these functions in its Edit|Advanced menu. It would be better if ISE does the same. – bernd_k Jul 19 '12 at 10:49

Why can't I create shortcuts Ctrl+U and Ctrl+Shift+U in PowerShell ISE?

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