3.2.6.4.4 shortcut

The <shortcut> element identifies a keyboard shortcut for a menu or window action. This element is part of the DITA user interface domain, a special set of DITA elements designed to document user interface tasks, concepts and reference information.

Contains

Doctype

Content model

topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, bookmap, machineryTask

( text data or text) (any number)

Contained by

Doctype

Content model

topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task (strict), task (general), bookmap, machineryTask

uicontrol

Inheritance

+ topic/keyword ui-d/shortcut

Example
This example:
<menucascade>
 <uicontrol>Start</uicontrol>
 <uicontrol><shortcut>P</shortcut>rograms</uicontrol>
</menucascade>

may produce the following result: Start | Programs

Attributes

Name

Description

Data Type

Default Value

Required?

univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups)

A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.3 univ-atts attribute group

     

global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc)

A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.2 global-atts attribute group

     

class, outputclass, keyref

Class and outputclass are described in 3.4.1.9 Other common DITA attributes

     

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Parent Topic:  3.2.6.4 User interface elements

Sibling Topics:

3.2.6.4.1 uicontrol

3.2.6.4.2 wintitle

3.2.6.4.3 menucascade

3.2.6.4.5 screen