diff --git a/AddIns/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.addin b/AddIns/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.addin
index de29b065c0..36e1270258 100644
--- a/AddIns/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.addin
+++ b/AddIns/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.addin
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@
 				<MenuItem id           = "File"
 				          label        = "${res:XML.MainMenu.FileMenu.New.File}"
 				          icon         = "Icons.16x16.NewDocumentIcon"
-				          shortcut     = "Control|N"
+				          shortcut     = "Ctrl+N"
 				          class        = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.CreateNewFile"/>
 				
 				<MenuItem id          = "Project"
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@
 				<MenuItem id          = "File"
 				          label       = "${res:XML.MainMenu.FileMenu.Open.File}"
 				          icon        = "Icons.16x16.OpenFileIcon"
-				          shortcut    = "Control|O"
+				          shortcut    = "Ctrl+O"
 				          class       = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.OpenFile"/>
 				
 				<MenuItem id = "Project"
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@
 					<MenuItem id = "CloseFile"
 					          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.FileMenu.Close.File}"
 					          icon  = "Icons.16x16.CloseFileIcon"
-					          shortcut = "Control|F4"
+					          shortcut = "Ctrl+F4"
 					          class ="ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.CloseFile"/>
 				</Condition>
 				<Condition name = "SolutionOpen" action="Disable">
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@
 				<MenuItem id = "Save"
 				          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.FileMenu.Save}"
 				          icon = "Icons.16x16.SaveIcon"
-				          shortcut = "Control|S"
+				          shortcut = "Ctrl+S"
 				          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.SaveFile"/>
 			</Condition>
 			
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@
 				<MenuItem id = "Print"
 				          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.FileMenu.Print}"
 				          icon = "Icons.16x16.Print"
-				          shortcut = "Control|P"
+				          shortcut = "Ctrl+P"
 				          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.Print"/>
 				<MenuItem id = "PrintPreview"
 				          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.FileMenu.PrintPreview}"
@@ -1346,32 +1346,32 @@
 			          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.EditMenu.Undo}"
 			          icon = "Icons.16x16.UndoIcon"
 			          type = "Item"
-			          shortcut = "Control|Z"
+			          shortcut = "Ctrl+Z"
 			          command = "ApplicationCommands.Undo"/>
 			<MenuItem id = "Redo"
 			          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.EditMenu.Redo}"
 			          icon = "Icons.16x16.RedoIcon"
 			          type = "Item"
-			          shortcut = "Control|Y"
+			          shortcut = "Ctrl+Y"
 			          command = "ApplicationCommands.Redo"/>
 			<MenuItem id = "Separator1" type = "Separator"  />
 			<MenuItem id = "Cut"
 			          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.EditMenu.Cut}"
 			          icon = "Icons.16x16.CutIcon"
 			          type = "Item"
-			          shortcut = "Control|X"
+			          shortcut = "Ctrl+X"
 			          command = "ApplicationCommands.Cut"/>
 			<MenuItem id = "Copy"
 			          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.EditMenu.Copy}"
 			          icon = "Icons.16x16.CopyIcon"
 			          type = "Item"
-			          shortcut = "Control|C"
+			          shortcut = "Ctrl+C"
 			          command = "ApplicationCommands.Copy"/>
 			<MenuItem id = "Paste"
 			          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.EditMenu.Paste}"
 			          icon = "Icons.16x16.PasteIcon"
 			          type = "Item"
-			          shortcut = "Control|V"
+			          shortcut = "Ctrl+V"
 			          command = "ApplicationCommands.Paste"/>
 			<MenuItem id = "Delete"
 			          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.EditMenu.Delete}"
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@
 			<MenuItem id = "SelectAll"
 			          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.EditMenu.SelectAll}"
 			          type = "Item"
-			          shortcut = "Control|A"
+			          shortcut = "Ctrl+A"
 			          command = "ApplicationCommands.SelectAll"/>
 			<MenuItem id = "Separator4" type = "Separator"  />
 			<ComplexCondition action="Disable">
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@
 						<MenuItem id       = "RunWithoutDebugger"
 						          label    = "${res:XML.MainMenu.DebugMenu.RunWithoutDebug}"
 						          icon     = "Icons.16x16.Debug.StartWithoutDebugging"
-						          shortcut = "Control|F5"
+						          shortcut = "Ctrl+F5"
 						          class    = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project.Commands.ExecuteWithoutDebugger"
 						          command  = "SDDebugCommands.ExecuteWithoutDebugger" />
 					</Condition>
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@
 				          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.DefaultEditor.Commands.GenerateCodeAction"/>
 				<MenuItem id = "ShowQuickHelp"
 				          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.ToolMenu.QuickXmlDoc}"
-				          shortcut = "Control|Q"
+				          shortcut = "Ctrl+Q"
 				          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.DefaultEditor.Commands.QuickDocumentation"/>
 			</Condition>
 			
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@
 				<MenuItem id  = "NextWindow"
 				          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.WindowMenu.NxtWindow}"
 				          icon = "Icons.16x16.NextWindowIcon"
-				          shortcut = "Control|Tab"
+				          shortcut = "Ctrl+Tab"
 				          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.SelectNextWindow" />
 				<MenuItem id = "PrevWindow"
 				          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.WindowMenu.PrvWindow}"
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@
 		<MenuItem id = "Save"
 		          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.FileMenu.Save}"
 		          icon = "Icons.16x16.SaveIcon"
-		          shortcut = "Control|S"
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+S"
 		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.SaveFile"/>
 		<MenuItem id = "SaveAs"
 		          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.FileMenu.SaveAs}"
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@
 		          class= "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.DefaultEditor.Commands.CommentRegion"/>
 		<MenuItem id = "Indent"
 		          label = "${res:XML.TextAreaContextMenu.Indent}"
-		          shortcut = "Control|I"
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+I"
 		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.DefaultEditor.Commands.IndentSelection" />
 		
 		<MenuItem id = "FileMode" label = "${res:XML.TextAreaContextMenu.FileMode}"  type="Menu">
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@
 		<MenuItem id = "Search" insertafter ="View" insertbefore ="Tools" label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu}" type="Menu">
 			<MenuItem id = "SearchIncremental"
 			          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu.IncrementalSearch}"
-			          shortcut = "Control|E"
+			          shortcut = "Ctrl+E"
 			          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.DefaultEditor.Commands.RunIncrementalSearch"/>
 			<MenuItem id = "SearchReverseIncremental"
 			          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu.ReverseIncrementalSearch}"
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@
 			<!--			<Condition name = "WindowActive" activewindow="ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.DefaultEditor.Gui.Editor.ITextEditorControlProvider" action="Disable"> -->
 			<MenuItem id = "ToggleBookmark"
 			          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu.ToggleBookmark}"
-			          shortcut = "Control|F2"
+			          shortcut = "Ctrl+F2"
 			          icon = "Bookmarks.ToggleMark"
 			          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Bookmarks.ToggleBookmark"/>
 			<MenuItem id = "PrevBookmark"
@@ -1963,12 +1963,12 @@
 			<MenuItem id = "Separator2" type = "Separator" />
 			<MenuItem id = "GotoLineNr"
 			          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu.GotoLineNr}"
-			          shortcut = "Control|G"
+			          shortcut = "Ctrl+G"
 			          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.DefaultEditor.Commands.GotoLineNumber"/>
 			<MenuItem id = "Separator3" type = "Separator" />
 			<MenuItem id = "GotoBrace"
 			          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu.GotoBrace}"
-			          shortcut = "Control|B"
+			          shortcut = "Ctrl+B"
 			          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.DefaultEditor.Commands.GotoMatchingBrace"/>
 			<!--			</Condition> -->
 		</MenuItem>
@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@
 				          class= "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.DefaultEditor.Commands.CommentRegion"/>
 				<MenuItem id = "Indent"
 				          label = "${res:XML.TextAreaContextMenu.Indent}"
-				          shortcut = "Control|I"
+				          shortcut = "Ctrl+I"
 				          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.DefaultEditor.Commands.IndentSelection" />
 			</Condition>
 		</MenuItem>
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/AddInFileTestFixture.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/AddInFileTestFixture.cs
index 905e840990..5c71dc0828 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/AddInFileTestFixture.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/AddInFileTestFixture.cs
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ namespace PythonBinding.Tests
 		[Test]
 		public void PythonRunMenuItemShortcut()
 		{
-			Assert.AreEqual("Control|Shift|R", pythonRunMenuItemCodon["shortcut"]);
+			Assert.AreEqual("Ctrl+Shift+R", pythonRunMenuItemCodon["shortcut"]);
 		}
 		
 		[Test]
diff --git a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/HexEditor/Project/HexEditor.addin b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/HexEditor/Project/HexEditor.addin
index b52412207d..f7760dc214 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/HexEditor/Project/HexEditor.addin
+++ b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/HexEditor/Project/HexEditor.addin
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 		<MenuItem id = "Save"
 		          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.FileMenu.Save}"
 		          icon = "Icons.16x16.SaveIcon"
-		          shortcut = "Control|S"
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+S"
 		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.SaveFile"/>
 		<MenuItem id = "SaveAs"
 		          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.FileMenu.SaveAs}"
diff --git a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/XmlEditor/Project/XmlEditor.addin b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/XmlEditor/Project/XmlEditor.addin
index afe994aa3e..4a3498843e 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/XmlEditor/Project/XmlEditor.addin
+++ b/src/AddIns/DisplayBindings/XmlEditor/Project/XmlEditor.addin
@@ -96,17 +96,17 @@
 		<MenuItem id = "Cut"
 		          label = "${res:XML.TextAreaContextMenu.Cut}"
 		          icon = "Icons.16x16.CutIcon"
-		          shortcut = "Control|X"
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+X"
 		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.Cut"/>
 		<MenuItem id = "Copy"
 		          label = "${res:XML.TextAreaContextMenu.Copy}"
 		          icon = "Icons.16x16.CopyIcon"
-		          shortcut = "Control|C"
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+C"
 		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.Copy"/>
 		<MenuItem id = "Paste"
 		          label = "${res:XML.TextAreaContextMenu.Paste}"
 		          icon = "Icons.16x16.PasteIcon"
-		          shortcut = "Control|V"
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+V"
 		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.Paste"/>
 		<MenuItem id = "Delete"
 		          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.EditMenu.Delete}"
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 		<MenuItem id = "Save"
 		          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.FileMenu.Save}"
 		          icon = "Icons.16x16.SaveIcon"
-		          shortcut = "Control|S"
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+S"
 		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.SaveFile"/>
 		<MenuItem id = "SaveAs"
 		          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.FileMenu.SaveAs}"
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 		<MenuItem id = "Separator2" type = "Separator"/>
 		<MenuItem id = "Indent"
 		          label = "${res:XML.TextAreaContextMenu.Indent}"
-		          shortcut = "Control|I"
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+I"
 		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.DefaultEditor.Commands.IndentSelection" />
 		<MenuItem id = "HideXPathResults"
 			      label = "${res:ICSharpCode.XmlEditor.HideXPathResults}"
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@
 	</Path>
 	
 	<Path path = "/AddIns/XmlEditor/EditActions">
-		<EditAction id = "XmlCompletionPopup" class = "ICSharpCode.XmlEditor.CodeCompletionPopupCommand"  keys = "Control|Space"/>
-		<EditAction id = "GoToDefinition" class = "ICSharpCode.XmlEditor.GoToSchemaDefinitionEditAction" keys = "Control|Enter"/>
+		<EditAction id = "XmlCompletionPopup" class = "ICSharpCode.XmlEditor.CodeCompletionPopupCommand"  keys = "Ctrl+Space"/>
+		<EditAction id = "GoToDefinition" class = "ICSharpCode.XmlEditor.GoToSchemaDefinitionEditAction" keys = "Ctrl+Enter"/>
 	</Path>
 
 	<!-- XPath Query pad -->
@@ -203,17 +203,17 @@
 		<MenuItem id = "Cut"
 		          label = "${res:XML.TextAreaContextMenu.Cut}"
 		          icon = "Icons.16x16.CutIcon"
-		          shortcut = "Control|X"
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+X"
 		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.Cut"/>
 		<MenuItem id = "Copy"
 		          label = "${res:XML.TextAreaContextMenu.Copy}"
 		          icon = "Icons.16x16.CopyIcon"
-		          shortcut = "Control|C"
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+C"
 		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.Copy"/>
 		<MenuItem id = "Paste"
 		          label = "${res:XML.TextAreaContextMenu.Paste}"
 		          icon = "Icons.16x16.PasteIcon"
-		          shortcut = "Control|V"
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+V"
 		          class = "ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Commands.Paste"/>
 		<MenuItem id = "Delete"
 		          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.EditMenu.Delete}"
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/HtmlHelp2/Project/HtmlHelp2.addin b/src/AddIns/Misc/HtmlHelp2/Project/HtmlHelp2.addin
index 9f18f8b509..6dde02ac2b 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/HtmlHelp2/Project/HtmlHelp2.addin
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/HtmlHelp2/Project/HtmlHelp2.addin
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 		          insertbefore = "TocPadCommand"
 		          label        = "${res:AddIns.HtmlHelp2.DynamicHelp}"
 		          icon         = "HtmlHelp2.16x16.DynamicHelp"
-		          shortcut     = "Control|F1"
+		          shortcut     = "Ctrl+F1"
 		          class        = "HtmlHelp2.ShowDynamicHelpMenuCommand"/>
 	</Path>
 	
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/SearchAndReplace/Project/SearchAndReplace.addin b/src/AddIns/Misc/SearchAndReplace/Project/SearchAndReplace.addin
index 9071f1e406..9a30d7e1e7 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/SearchAndReplace/Project/SearchAndReplace.addin
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/SearchAndReplace/Project/SearchAndReplace.addin
@@ -11,30 +11,55 @@
 		<Import assembly = "SearchAndReplace.dll"/>
 	</Runtime>
 	
+	
+		
+	<!-- Commands registry test -->
+	<Path name="/SharpDevelop/Workbench/RoutedUICommands">
+		<RoutedUICommand name="SDSearchAndReplace.Find" text="${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu.Find}" />
+		<RoutedUICommand name="SDSearchAndReplace.FindNext" text="${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu.FindNext}" />
+		<RoutedUICommand name="SDSearchAndReplace.FindNextSelected" text="${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu.FindNextSelected}" />
+		<RoutedUICommand name="SDSearchAndReplace.Replace" text="${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu.Replace}" />
+	</Path>
+	
+	<Path name="/SharpDevelop/Workbench/CommandBindings">
+		<CommandBinding command="SDSearchAndReplace.Find" class="SearchAndReplace.Find" />
+		<CommandBinding command="SDSearchAndReplace.FindNext" class="SearchAndReplace.FindNext" />
+		<CommandBinding command="SDSearchAndReplace.FindNextSelected" class="SearchAndReplace.FindNextSelected" />
+		<CommandBinding command="SDSearchAndReplace.Replace" class="SearchAndReplace.Replace" />
+	</Path>
+	
+	<Path name="/SharpDevelop/Workbench/InputBindings">
+		<InputBinding command="SDSearchAndReplace.Find" gesture="Ctrl+F" />
+		<InputBinding command="SDSearchAndReplace.FindNext" gesture="F3" />
+		<InputBinding command="SDSearchAndReplace.FindNextSelected" gesture="Ctrl+F3" />
+		<InputBinding command="SDSearchAndReplace.Replace" gesture="Ctrl+R" />
+	</Path>
+	<!-- Commands registry test -->
+	
 	<Path name = "/SharpDevelop/Workbench/MainMenu/Search">
 		<MenuItem id = "Find"
 		          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu.Find}"
 		          icon = "Icons.16x16.FindIcon"
-		          shortcut = "Control|F"
-		          class = "SearchAndReplace.Find"/>
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+F"
+		          class = "SearchAndReplace.Find" />
 		<MenuItem id = "FindNext"
 		          insertafter = "Find"
 		          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu.FindNext}"
 		          icon = "Icons.16x16.FindNextIcon"
 		          shortcut = "F3"
-		          class = "SearchAndReplace.FindNext"/>
+		          class = "SearchAndReplace.FindNext"  />
 		<MenuItem id = "FindNextSelected"
 		          insertafter = "FindNext"
 		          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu.FindNextSelected}"
-		          shortcut = "Control|F3"
-		          class = "SearchAndReplace.FindNextSelected"/>
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+F3"
+		          class = "SearchAndReplace.FindNextSelected" />
 		<MenuItem id = "Replace"
 		          insertbefore = "SearchIncremental"
 		          insertafter = "FindNextSelected"
 		          label = "${res:XML.MainMenu.SearchMenu.Replace}"
 		          icon = "Icons.16x16.ReplaceIcon"
-		          shortcut = "Control|R"
-		          class = "SearchAndReplace.Replace"/>
+		          shortcut = "Ctrl+R"
+		          class = "SearchAndReplace.Replace" />
 	</Path>
 	
 	<Path name = "/SharpDevelop/DefaultEditor/SearchAndReplace/WildcardHelpPath">
diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Internal/Doozers/PadDoozer.cs b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Internal/Doozers/PadDoozer.cs
index 28bdb80af3..1b864a2509 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Internal/Doozers/PadDoozer.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Internal/Doozers/PadDoozer.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop
 	/// "View -&gt; Debugger" menu.
 	/// </attribute>
 	/// <attribute name="shortcut" use="optional">
-	/// Shortcut that activates the 'Show pad' command (e.g. "Control|Alt|T").
+	/// Shortcut that activates the 'Show pad' command (e.g. "Ctrl+Alt+T").
 	/// </attribute>
 	/// <usage>Only in /Workspace/Parser</usage>
 	/// <returns>
diff --git a/src/Main/Core/Project/Src/AddInTree/AddIn/DefaultDoozers/MenuItem/MenuItemDoozer.cs b/src/Main/Core/Project/Src/AddInTree/AddIn/DefaultDoozers/MenuItem/MenuItemDoozer.cs
index 398fcba291..3cf917db1a 100644
--- a/src/Main/Core/Project/Src/AddInTree/AddIn/DefaultDoozers/MenuItem/MenuItemDoozer.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Core/Project/Src/AddInTree/AddIn/DefaultDoozers/MenuItem/MenuItemDoozer.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Core
 	/// clicking the item.
 	/// </attribute>
 	/// <attribute name="shortcut" use="optional">
-	/// Shortcut that activates the command (e.g. "Control|S").
+	/// Shortcut that activates the command (e.g. "Ctrl+S").
 	/// </attribute>
 	/// <children childTypes="MenuItem">
 	/// If "type" is "Menu", the item can have sub-menuitems.
diff --git a/src/Main/ICSharpCode.Core.WinForms/Menu/MenuCommand.cs b/src/Main/ICSharpCode.Core.WinForms/Menu/MenuCommand.cs
index 4148bcf36c..eaec59b7e8 100644
--- a/src/Main/ICSharpCode.Core.WinForms/Menu/MenuCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Main/ICSharpCode.Core.WinForms/Menu/MenuCommand.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
 namespace ICSharpCode.Core.WinForms
 {
@@ -68,8 +69,11 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Core.WinForms
 			Keys shortCut = Keys.None;
 			if (shortcutString.Length > 0) {
 				try {
-					foreach (string key in shortcutString.Split('|')) {
-						shortCut  |= (System.Windows.Forms.Keys)Enum.Parse(typeof(System.Windows.Forms.Keys), key);
+					foreach (string key in Regex.Split(shortcutString, @"\s*\+\s*")) {
+						string winKey = key;
+						if(key.ToLower() == "ctrl") winKey = "Control";
+
+						shortCut  |= (System.Windows.Forms.Keys)Enum.Parse(typeof(System.Windows.Forms.Keys), winKey);
 					}
 				} catch (Exception ex) {
 					MessageService.ShowError(ex);