Index: src_plugins/hid_gtk/ghid-main-menu.c
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/hid_gtk/ghid-main-menu.c	(revision 1566)
+++ src_plugins/hid_gtk/ghid-main-menu.c	(revision 1567)
@@ -62,19 +62,16 @@
 	gchar mnemonic = 0;
 	int j;
 	GtkAction *action = NULL;
-	const gchar *accel = NULL;
+	const char *accel = NULL;
 	char *menu_label;
 	lht_node_t *n_action = hid_cfg_menu_field(sub_res, MF_ACTION, NULL);
 	lht_node_t *n_keydesc = hid_cfg_menu_field(sub_res, MF_ACCELERATOR, NULL);
 
 	/* Resolve accelerator and save it */
-	tmp_val = hid_cfg_menu_field_str(sub_res, MF_ACCELERATOR);
-	if (tmp_val != NULL) {
-		assert(node != NULL);
+	if (n_keydesc != NULL) {
 		if (n_action != NULL) {
 			hid_cfg_keys_add_by_desc(&ghid_keymap, n_keydesc, n_action, NULL, 0);
-#warning TODO: this has to be a functio that respects lists
-			accel = tmp_val;
+			accel = hid_cfg_keys_gen_accel(&ghid_keymap, n_keydesc, 1, NULL);
 		}
 		else
 			hid_cfg_error(sub_res, "No action specified for key accel\n");
@@ -149,6 +146,7 @@
 		else {
 			/* NORMAL ITEM */
 			GtkWidget *item = gtk_menu_item_new_gschem(menu_label, accel);
+			accel = NULL;
 			gtk_menu_shell_append(shell, item);
 			sub_res->user_data = item;
 			g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(item), "activate", G_CALLBACK(menu->action_cb), (gpointer)n_action);
@@ -169,6 +167,10 @@
 		sub_res->user_data = item;
 	}
 
+	/* unused accel key - generated, but never stored, time to free it */
+	if (accel != NULL)
+		free(accel);
+
 	return action;
 }
 
Index: src_plugins/hid_gtk/gui-top-window.c
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/hid_gtk/gui-top-window.c	(revision 1566)
+++ src_plugins/hid_gtk/gui-top-window.c	(revision 1567)
@@ -1500,6 +1500,15 @@
 	return key;
 }
 
+int ghid_key_name(unsigned short int key_char, char *out, int out_len)
+{
+	char *name = gdk_keyval_name(key_char);
+	if (name == NULL)
+		return -1;
+	strncpy(out, name, out_len);
+	out[out_len-1] = '\0';
+	return 0;
+}
 
 void ghid_do_export(HID_Attr_Val * options)
 {
@@ -1507,6 +1516,7 @@
 
 	hid_cfg_keys_init(&ghid_keymap);
 	ghid_keymap.translate_key = ghid_translate_key;
+	ghid_keymap.key_name = ghid_key_name;
 	ghid_keymap.auto_chr = 1;
 	ghid_keymap.auto_tr = hid_cfg_key_default_trans;
 
Index: src_plugins/hid_lesstif/main.c
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/hid_lesstif/main.c	(revision 1566)
+++ src_plugins/hid_lesstif/main.c	(revision 1567)
@@ -1695,6 +1695,15 @@
 	return key;
 }
 
+int lesstif_key_name(unsigned short int key_char, char *out, int out_len)
+{
+	char *name = XKeysymToString(key_char);
+	if (name == NULL)
+		return -1;
+	strncpy(out, name, out_len);
+	out[out_len-1] = '\0';
+	return 0;
+}
 
 
 extern Widget lesstif_menubar;
@@ -1710,6 +1719,7 @@
 
 	hid_cfg_keys_init(&lesstif_keymap);
 	lesstif_keymap.translate_key = lesstif_translate_key;
+	lesstif_keymap.key_name = lesstif_key_name;
 	lesstif_keymap.auto_chr = 1;
 	lesstif_keymap.auto_tr = hid_cfg_key_default_trans;
 
Index: src_plugins/hid_lesstif/menu.c
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/hid_lesstif/menu.c	(revision 1566)
+++ src_plugins/hid_lesstif/menu.c	(revision 1567)
@@ -806,9 +806,9 @@
 
 static void add_res2menu_named(Widget menu, lht_node_t *node, XtCallbackProc callback, int level)
 {
-	const char *v, *r;
+	const char *v;
 	Widget sub, btn = NULL;
-	lht_node_t *act;
+	lht_node_t *act, *kacc;
 
 	stdarg_n = 0;
 	v = hid_cfg_menu_field_str(node, MF_FOREGROUND);
@@ -832,12 +832,16 @@
 	if (v != NULL)
 		stdarg(XmNmnemonic, v);
 
-	r = hid_cfg_menu_field_str(node, MF_ACCELERATOR);
-	if (r != NULL) {
-		XmString as = XmStringCreatePCB(strdup(r));
-		stdarg(XmNacceleratorText, as);
-		/*stdarg(XmNaccelerator, r->v[1].value); */
-#warning TODO: pass lht_node_t here, build the string from the transformed variant above
+	kacc = hid_cfg_menu_field(node, MF_ACCELERATOR, NULL);
+	if (kacc != NULL) {
+		char *acc_str = hid_cfg_keys_gen_accel(&lesstif_keymap, kacc, 1, NULL);
+
+		if (acc_str != NULL) {
+			XmString as = XmStringCreatePCB(acc_str);
+			stdarg(XmNacceleratorText, as);
+		}
+
+#warning TODO: remove this call
 		note_accelerator(node);
 	}