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

Hi,

I just checked here on Win 11 Pro and LibreOffice 7.6.x
It does actually work.
alt opens the menu bar.

Greetings,
Simon



Am 06.03.2024 um 17:38 schrieb David Goldfield:
> Hi. I'm 99% sure that pressing the alt key by itself did used to move focus
> to the menu bar. However, I'll check out the master you referenced.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: V Stuart Foote <vsfoote@libreoffice.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 4, 2024 3:59 PM
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> Subject: 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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