SysTray pop-up menu control

I have an option in my System tray icon's pop-up menu that has a key combo that you can use (ctrl+w) but when the program is running, I can't hit ctrl+w to execute the menu item. It works just fine if you click on it manually.

Any help here is appreciated. thanks.

hey nevermind.......I figured it out......I need to use the registerHotKey API...those menu keys only work when the app has focus.