[libreoffice-users] Re: Alt Key

@Bruce, *


Bruce Hohl wrote
> On Linux pressing and holding the Alt key "activates" text menu (File,
> Edit, View, etc). On Windows pressing then releasing the Alt key "actives"
> the text menu. Does anyone know how to get Linux to behave like Windows
> for
> the Alt key or vice versa?

Unfortunately you can not.

Recent work done to make the handling of Accelerators compliant with GTK+
v3, on GTK+3 compliant desktop environments implemented a desired behavior
or simply toggling the assigned mnemonic accelerators visible (e.g. the
underlined character to be pressed to activate the action). 

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92630

But, on GTK+2 and Windows and OS X the adjustments have been somewhat
unwelcome and cause disruption in the handling of the Accelerators.  As you
note on Windows the <Atl> key moves focus to the main menu--and then the
mnemonic key must be entered to navigate.  Previously they were handled as
paired <Alt>+key values.

You can get some feel for the issue in the proposal to make the GTK+ toggle
optional in non-GTK+3 Desktop Environments.

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99326

So, the issue is still be kicked around.

Stuart



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