Comment 56 for bug 613119

(In reply to Paul Webster from comment #21)
> (In reply to comment #20)
> > Is there a way to get RCP to also use setAccelerator whenever it sets shortcut
> > labels? That would ensure that menu items work correctly.
>
> RCP and Eclipse SDK use a KeyDown filter to process key shortcuts. We have
> multi-keystroke shortcuts and shortcuts for behaviour not in the menus
> directly.
>
> But even for some more standard accelerators (CTRL+Y or ALT+/) the system
> has to dispatch to a handler based on a number of factors, including which
> part is active, what's the selection, etc. Using setAccelerator(*) would
> fire the Selection for that MenuItem, producing the wrong executing in about
> half of the Eclipse SDK cases.

what is a practical solution to make a global menu work then?