Re: [libreoffice-accessibility] LibreOffice Writer 24.2.1.2 for Windows: Pressing the Alt Key by Itself No Longer Moves Focus to the Menu Bar

On 2024-03-04 12:58, David Goldfield wrote:
> Version: 24.2.1.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
> ...
>
> In previous versions pressing the alt key by itself moved focus to the 
> menu
> bar. While I can still press key combinations such as alt-f to open the 
> File
> menu pressing just the alt key does nothing. Pressing f10 moves focus 
> to the
> menu bar but pressing alt is a bit easier. Is this a bug or was it a
> deliberate change? I can't locate any options in Settings to revert 
> this
> behavior.

Hi David,

Like Jason, but on Windows, <Alt> key alone has never focused to the 
main menu with AT enabled.

F10, or cycling F6 remains the core keyboard and assistive technology 
movement. Nothing has changed.

Please note thought that for the current master against a 24.8.0 
release, handling of the Alt key has been adjusted as for tdf#54169 ( 
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54169 ) to follow 
os/DE settings. Which, with a MS Windows assistive technology tools 
enabled signal, should toggle enabled with a screen reader in use.  You 
can check a current nightly of master and check for any impact.

Stuart

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