[wxpython-users] Accelerator table and wx.NewId(): bug ?

[Robin Dunn]

Mike Driscoll wrote:
> Hi Diego,
> 
>> Hi all.
>>
>> I just noticed that setting an entry in an accelerator table with a 
>> custom id (an id that doesn't belong to an existing menu item) doesn't 
>> work anymore in wxPython 2.8.8.1 (I tried it with some previous 
>> version and it worked):
>>
>> newId = wx.NewId()
>> self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnCtrlQ, id=newId)
>> acct = wx.AcceleratorTable([(wx.ACCEL_CTRL, ord("q"), newId)])
>> self.SetAcceleratorTable(acct)
>>
>> self.OnCtrlQ is never called (I tried all possible variations, such as 
>> using "Q", executing the code in __init__ or after the creation of all 
>> child controls, and so on).
>>
>> Is that a bug ? If not, is there a solution ?
>> Thanks in advance, Diego.
>>
>>
> 
> I'm getting the exact same behavior unless I actually have a menu 
> instantiated.

Please create a bug report about this.  An accelerator table is supposed 
to work without a menubar.

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