oops sorry for the double post :(

"George" <urdad@hotmail.com> wrote in news:1133720608.105362.322880
@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Add a KeyListener to the applet, check which key was pressed, and act
appropriately.

addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter()
{
  public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
  {
     // ...
  }
});

If the same action can be invoked through a menu or button click, you
should look into Actions.

class KeyAction extends AbstractAction
{
  public KeyAction(int mnemonic)
  {
     putValue(MNEMONIC_KEY, new Integer(mnemonic));
  }

  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
  {
     // ...
  }
}