#include int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { QApplication a(argc, argv); QMainWindow w; QMenuBar* mb = w.menuBar(); QMenu* menu = new QMenu("Test", mb); mb->addMenu(menu); QAction* action = menu->addAction("alt exit"); QObject::connect(action, SIGNAL(triggered()), &a, SLOT(quit())); action->setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::Key_A)); QLineEdit* le = new QLineEdit(&w); w.setCentralWidget(le); w.show(); return a.exec(); }