Post your patch at sourceforge (dosbox project page).

I would be happy to, but would not know where to start. Could you direct me so I could try to do this?

Set up a small SDL project and try to add that in a cross-platform way.
There are a large bunch of open source SDL projects to start with,
browse libsdl.org

wd iz ze devil

I'LL SHOW YOU EVIL: 😈

After searching for several hours on the SDL website, & viewing many SDL tutorials, I still don't see any way to manipulate the GUI. Everything I see has the code compiled like an old application would have such as in dos, or in some non-visual language. Can you direct me to the visual part of this?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4566319.stm

I don't understand the question, but it seems unrelated to dosbox anyways, so better ask on some sdl forum/whatever.

I can't believe I wasted my time

you didn't waste your time. You only didn't realize that if it was really simple we would have done ages ago.

Sometimes I don't know with you guys. I feel as though I get more comments making fun of the fact that I am new to dosbox than I get comments that would help me become more familiar with it. I suppose it could be something else I don't understand about the behavior of the experienced members of this forum. This thread is not the only example. I get the feeling that I am not wanted here. I think (with the only exception of Fryslan's post) I have finally got the general idea. goodbye.

drsassafras, what file menu are you talking about? Could it be you're talking about DBGL instead of DOSBox?

I suppose I was not clear in my post. There is in fact no "file" menu in dosbox. I have included a screen shot for the sake of clarification.

My comment should have talked about adding another menu beside the window menu in dosbox that would allow the keyboard shortcuts (such as frameskip, & screen capture) to be accessed via the menu. It could also serve as a reminder to all those who do not have the keyboard shortcuts memorized to heart.

The menu might be called "function" or "actions" or something.

I don't see how DSGL could do this, it really seems to me as though it would need to be implemented in DosBox.

At this point I am unsure if my initial comment was too specific (and with some false information in it) for it to be understandable.

Well, a lot of hard work has already been invested by Moe, Kippesoep and others to write a cross-platform solution by implementing a front-end/User Interface inside DOSBox to alter settings. Might make sense to also include tools to the features that you talked about. Still, the UI is a complex thing and might take quite some time to finish before it is integrated into DOSBox.

Thank you rcblake. I had no idea it would be so difficult. In the visual programing I have done, its just a click of a button & a menu appears. This is obviously a different beast.