diff --git a/examples/example1/src/main.d b/examples/example1/src/main.d
index e8aeaa7a..68629f95 100644
--- a/examples/example1/src/main.d
+++ b/examples/example1/src/main.d
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ extern (C) int UIAppMain(string[] args) {
         mainMenuItems.add(windowItem);
         mainMenuItems.add(helpItem);
         MainMenu mainMenu = new MainMenu(mainMenuItems);
+		mainMenu.onMenuItemListener = delegate(MenuItem item) {
+			Log.d("mainMenu.onMenuItemListener", item.label);
+			const Action a = item.action;
+			if (a) {
+				if (window.focusedWidget)
+					return window.focusedWidget.handleAction(a);
+				else
+					return contentLayout.handleAction(a);
+			}
+			return false;
+		};
         contentLayout.addChild(mainMenu);
 
         TabWidget tabs = new TabWidget("TABS");
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/editors.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/editors.d
index ba2f62aa..0c1ce5d9 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/editors.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/editors.d
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ class EditWidgetBase : WidgetGroup, EditableContentListener {
         return true;
     }
 
-	override protected bool handleAction(Action a) {
+	override protected bool handleAction(const Action a) {
         TextPosition oldCaretPos = _caretPos;
         dstring currentLine = _content[_caretPos.line];
 		switch (a.id) {
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ class EditWidgetBase : WidgetGroup, EditableContentListener {
 
 	/// handle keys
 	override bool onKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
-		if (event.action == KeyAction.Text && event.text.length) {
+		if (event.action == KeyAction.Text && event.text.length && !(event.flags & (KeyFlag.Control | KeyFlag.Alt))) {
 			Log.d("text entered: ", event.text);
             if (readOnly)
                 return true;
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ class EditLine : EditWidgetBase {
         measuredContent(parentWidth, parentHeight, _measuredTextSize.x, _measuredTextSize.y);
     }
 
-	override protected bool handleAction(Action a) {
+	override protected bool handleAction(const Action a) {
 		switch (a.id) {
             case EditorActions.Up:
                 break;
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ class EditBox : EditWidgetBase, OnScrollHandler {
         return res;
     }
 
-	override protected bool handleAction(Action a) {
+	override protected bool handleAction(const Action a) {
         TextPosition oldCaretPos = _caretPos;
         dstring currentLine = _content[_caretPos.line];
 		switch (a.id) {
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/menu.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/menu.d
index fc729bf3..78c994af 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/menu.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/menu.d
@@ -460,11 +460,21 @@ class MenuWidgetBase : ListWidget {
                 if (event.keyCode == KeyCode.LEFT || event.keyCode == KeyCode.RIGHT) {
                     return true;
                 }
-            }
+            } else if (event.action == KeyAction.Text && event.flags == 0) {
+				dchar ch = event.text[0];
+				int index = _item.findSubitemByHotkey(ch);
+				if (index >= 0) {
+					itemClicked(index);
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
         }
+		if (_selectedItemIndex >= 0 && event.action == KeyAction.KeyDown && event.flags == 0 && (event.keyCode == KeyCode.RETURN || event.keyCode == KeyCode.SPACE)) {
+			itemClicked(_selectedItemIndex);
+			return true;
+		}
         return super.onKeyEvent(event);
     }
-
 }
 
 /// main menu (horizontal)
@@ -494,6 +504,13 @@ class MainMenu : MenuWidgetBase {
 	protected int _menuToggleState;
     protected Widget _menuTogglePreviousFocus;
 
+	override protected void onMenuItem(MenuItem item) {
+		debug Log.d("MainMenu.onMenuItem ", item.action.label);
+		bool delegate(MenuItem item) listener = _onMenuItemClickListener;
+		deactivate();
+		if (listener !is null)
+			listener(item);
+	}
 
     /// return true if main menu is activated (focused or has open submenu)
     @property bool activated() {
@@ -559,6 +576,18 @@ class MainMenu : MenuWidgetBase {
             deactivate();
             return true;
         }
+		if (event.action == KeyAction.Text && (event.flags & KeyFlag.Alt) && !(event.flags & KeyFlag.Shift) && !(event.flags & KeyFlag.Shift)) {
+			dchar ch = event.text[0];
+			int index = _item.findSubitemByHotkey(ch);
+			if (index >= 0) {
+				activate();
+				//selectItem(index);
+				itemClicked(index);
+				return true;
+			} else {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
 
         if (event.action == KeyAction.KeyDown && isAlt && noOtherModifiers) {
             _menuToggleState = 1;
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/widget.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/widget.d
index 8d51cada..84dfedcd 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/widget.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/widget.d
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ class Widget {
 	@property ref ActionMap acceleratorMap() { return _acceleratorMap; }
 
 	/// override to handle specific actions
-	protected bool handleAction(Action a) {
+	bool handleAction(const Action a) {
 		if (parent) // by default, pass to parent widget
 			return parent.handleAction(a);
 		return false;