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1129 Accented char entry obstruction [#6011] [#6012]

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:47 pm
by chrisjj
MM prevents the user entering á, é etc using the AltGr key because it has assigned* Ctrl+Alt-A, Ctrl+Alt+E etc, perhaps unaware that Ctrl+Alt is equivalent to AltGr (see article below).

This is a PITA. It would great for it to be fixed.

Chris

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AltGr_key
it is recommended that Ctrl+Alt not be used as a modifier in Windows keyboard shortcuts as, depending on the keyboard layout and configuration, someone trying to type a special character with Ctrl+Alt may accidentally trigger the shortcut

** Note: not as a Hotkey:
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Tracked at http://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=6011 and since ALTGR+E seems a distinct failure case, at http://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=6012

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:05 am
by spacefish

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:35 am
by chrisjj
I see that to the special case that spacefish reported, Peke says 'Added to our Bug tracker' - I really hope that means there'll be a fix to the more general case too.

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:06 am
by spacefish
You might want to reference your thread over there, too.

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:15 am
by chrisjj
Thanks - will do.

Re:

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:48 am
by chrisjj
chrisjj wrote:I see that to the special case that spacefish reported, Peke says 'Added to our Bug tracker' - I really hope that means there'll be a fix to the more general case too.
Sadly none found in V1256.

Re: V3.0.2.1129 Accented char entry obstruction [#6011] [#6012]

Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:13 pm
by rusty
fyi, Bug 6012 was resolved in 1272.

-Rusty

Re: V3.0.2.1129 Accented char entry obstruction [#6011] [#6012]

Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:50 pm
by chrisjj
Thanks.