I'm working with MenuItem in XAML, using InputGestureText I have added Keyboard shortcuts to menu items. What I'm confused about is how to display keyboard shortcut in the actual menu next to each item that has keyboard shortcut.
I don't want to add text to Header but rather display value of InputGestureText therefore it can be changed without having to modify header.
I'm using WPF Localization Extension
Code for Menu
<Menu Grid.Row="0" Height="30" >
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuFileMenu}">
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuFileMenuNew}">
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuFileMenuNew}" Command="{Binding Path=NewCommand}" InputGestureText="Ctrl+N"/>
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuFileMenuNewEmailTemplate}" Command="{Binding Path=NewEmailTemplateCommand}" />
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuFileMenuNewContact}" Command="{Binding Path=NewContactCommand}" />
</MenuItem>
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuFileMenuImport}" Command="{Binding Path=ImportCommand}" InputGestureText="Ctrl+I"/>
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuFileMenuExport}" Command="{Binding Path=ExportCommand}" InputGestureText="Ctrl+E"/>
<Separator/>
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuFileMenuSave}" Command="{Binding Path=SaveDocumentCommand}" InputGestureText="Ctrl+S"/>
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuFileMenuSaveAll}" Command="{Binding Path=SaveAllDocumentsCommand}" InputGestureText="Ctrl+Shift+S" ToolTip="Closes all open Windows"/>
<Separator/>
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuFileMenuClose}" Command="{Binding Path=CloseDocumentCommand}" InputGestureText="Ctrl+F4"/>
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuFileMenuCloseAll}" Command="{Binding Path=CloseAllDocumentsCommand}" InputGestureText="Ctrl+Shift+F4"/>
<Separator/>
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuFileMenuExit}" Command="{Binding Path=ExitCommand}" InputGestureText="Alt+F4"/>
</MenuItem>
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuHelpMenu}">
<MenuItem Header="{lex:Loc Project75:lang:mnuHelpMenuAbout}" Command="{Binding Path=AboutCommand}"/>
</MenuItem>
</Menu>
Try this out:
<Window.Resources>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="MenuItem" x:Key="controlTemplate">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=Header}"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=InputGestureText}" Margin="5,0,0,0"></TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Menu>
<MenuItem Header="Foo">
<MenuItem Header="Bar" Command="Copy" Template="{StaticResource controlTemplate}"></MenuItem>
</MenuItem>
</Menu>
</Grid>
I'm using the copy command as example but you can use any other command. Header can be localized as you are doing.
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