Although not a part of the GTK object hierarchy, GtkAccelGroup can be constructed in the same way as most GTK classes, i.e.

$accelgroup = &new GtkAccelGroup();

In most cases, the newly-constructed GtkAccelGroup would be used by all the menus belonging to that toplevel window, and should be added to it using add_accel_group() .

It is not always necessary to create an accelerator group in this way. The GtkMenu method ensure_uline_accel_group() calls the GtkAccelGroup used internally by the menu for underline accelerators for the duration of the period that the menu is popped up. If none is designated, a new accelerator group is created and used.