Make a TActionMainMenuBar on a secondary form work correctly

Problem/Question/Abstract:

On my main form, I have a TActionMainMenuBar with an ActionManager. On my subform, which is placed on the main form, I have a TActionToolbar with a second Actionmanager. Both works fine, but when then second form is active, only the (distinct) shortcuts of the main form are working, the ones of the client form are not.

Answer:

Solve 1:

In order to use a TActionMainMenuBar component on a second form, use the following code in the second form. This overcomes the problem where pressing "ALT" causes the first forms menu bar to appear.

procedure TForm2.WMSysCommand(var Message: TWMSysCommand);
begin
if (Message.CmdType = SC_KEYMENU) then
begin
Message.Result := SendMessage(ActionMainMenuBar.Handle, Message.Msg,
Message.CmdType, Message.Key);
if (Message.Result = 0) then
inherited;
end
else
inherited;
end;


Solve 2:

Try this code in you application's main form (duplicate it for CMActionUpdate):

{ ... }

procedure CMActionExecute(var Message: TMessage); message CM_ACTIONEXECUTE;
{ ... }

procedure TForm1.CMActionexecute(var Message: TMessage);
var
bPerformed: Boolean;
i: Integer;
Form: TCustomForm;
begin
bPerformed := False;
for i := 0 to Pred(Application.ComponentCount) do
begin
if Application.Components[i] is TCustomForm then
begin
Form := TCustomForm(Application.Components[i]);
if Form.Active then
begin
Message.Result := Form.Perform(Message.Msg, 0, Message.LParam);
{Check the result.}
bPerformed := Message.RESULT = S_OK;
if bPerformed then
begin
exit;
end;
end;
end;
end;
if not bPerformed then
begin
{If we havent sent the message anywhere then  perform the usual}
inherited;
end;
end;