I have methods for the creation of each QMenu and it's contents/submenus. Then I have a method to put each of the QMenus in the menubar. I cannot copy the code here, as it's on a classified system (DOD work). However, the text below should give you the idea (nothing classified):

void <class>::createFileMenu() // others similar
{
fileMenu = new QMenu("&File");
newCommMenu = fileMenu->addMenu("&New Comm");
createNewCommMenu();
loadAction = fileMenu->addAction("&Load");
saveAction = fileMenu->addAction("&Save");
exitAction = fileMenu->addAction("E&xit");
}

// Other menus created similarly

void <class>::createMenuBars()
{
menuBar()->addMenu(fileMenu);
menuBar()->addMenu(toolsMenu);
menuBar()->addMenu(viewMenu);

 helpMenuBar = new QMenuBar(menuBar());
 helpMenuBar->addMenu(helpMenu);
 menuBar()->setCornerWidget(helpMenuBar);

}

The menu bar looks sort of like this, with F, T, V, and H being underscored:

File Tools View Help

I can successfully click on View or Help, but to get to Tool or File, I have to click on View and slide across to
the menu I want. I can directly access File or Tools with <alt>F or <alt>T.

I'm fairly new to QT, so any help appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Eric