Open Menu on pressig ALT-key

[Theo van Loon]

Hello all,
i know how to activate a menuitem by by using setAccelerator e.g.
exitItem.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_X, InputEvent.ALT_DOWN_MASK));
But how can i activate the entire menu just by pressing alt?
Thanks!!

[A. Wolf]

listen for keyCode 18 via keyListener? can you set the menu bar expanded or selected?

[Nathan Pruett]

You can set the mnemonic for the menu to the ALT key...

fileMenu.setMnemonic( KeyEvent.VK_ALT );