[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 129275] Typing problem with Old Hungarian text in Writer under Windows

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=129275

--- Comment #11 from Kovács Viktor <kovacs.viktor.dev at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #10)
> (In reply to Kovács Viktor from comment #8)
> > @Stuart
> > MS' programs don't distinguish AltGr+any key with Alt+Ctrl+any key. Both
> > works.
> > It would be the keyword for resolving this problem.
> 
> Well, reality is that LibreOffice currently makes no distinction between the
> <Left-Alt> Key and the <Right-Alt> Key that is used with <Ctrl> to simulate
> the keysym for the <AltGr> key when it is not present. There was work on bug
> 95761 to differentiate the two, but complaints forced that to be reverted.
> 
> So situation is that <Ctrl><Alt> mapping as <AltGr>  disrupts the
> LibreOffice <Alt>+[somekey] shortcuts and accelerator assignments, but also
> can impact os <AltGr> IME by locale.
> 
> Operating system, keyboard selection, and language/locale controls the
> <AltGr> IME mappings--not LibreOffice, we just try to keep out of the mix.
> 
> We make adjustments by ones and twos for locales that really require it, but
> there is no expectation of project support to map an entire range of keysyms
> for a custom keyboard, which is what you are asking for to support direct
> <AltGr> mapping for keyboard entry of the ~120 glyphs defined as 'Old
> Hungarian'.
> 
> It might be doable by extension, but it will never be implemented in the
> core of LibreOffice and this is a WONTFIX (because we can't).

It would't possible to switch on and switch of emulation AltGr in a menu? I
hink about writing aids.

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