[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 148258] Allow customization of Alt+<key> on gtk3

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=148258

Heiko Tietze <heiko.tietze at documentfoundation.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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           Keywords|needsDevEval, needsUXEval   |regression
     Ever confirmed|0                           |1
                 CC|libreoffice-ux-advise at lists |caolanm at redhat.com,
                   |.freedesktop.org            |heiko.tietze at documentfounda
                   |                            |tion.org
            Summary|Regaining user control over |Allow customization of
                   |keyboard customization      |Alt+<key> on gtk3
            Version|3.3.0 release               |unspecified
                 OS|All                         |Linux (All)
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW

--- Comment #13 from Heiko Tietze <heiko.tietze at documentfoundation.org> ---
(In reply to Vince from comment #8)
> .... Alt+a brings up the table submenu. Since I don't need to access 
> the table submenu very often, I prefer for that keystroke to do something 
> more useful to me: execute my MyFavoriteMacro. I customize the keyboard to 
> assign Alt+a to do just that.

Okay, accepted.

> > Alt+<key> combinations should not be used for shortcuts at all.
> Where does this come from? The capability was introduced a long time ago...

Not by default, at least. The A in T_able will still be underlined as a clue
for the mnemonic. And dialogs also provide this access. For experts who know
the consequences of their doing, the Alt combinations are okay, of course.

(In reply to Vince from comment #11)
> Created attachment 179264 [details]
> Updated patch

If you are happy with your patch, how about submitting to Gerrit so we can
involve the experts? https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/gerrit

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