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List: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Bug#45945: menu and widget hotkey conflict resolution
From: Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date: 2002-07-30 17:37:49
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On Tuesday 30 July 2002 04:01 am, ramon.casha@linux.org.mt wrote:
> Package: kde
> Version: KDE 3.0.2
> Severity: wishlist
> Installed from: Mandrake RPMs
> Compiler: Not Specified
> OS: Linux
> OS/Compiler notes: Not Specified
>
> A common problem, especially with translated applications, is that it's
> easy for two menuitems or two widgets to end up with the same "hotkey"
> (alt+letter). When this happens in KDE, one can get undesired results. It's
> very difficult to visually check that every widget/menu has a different
> hotkey, especially when menuitems are added/removed dynamically based on
> the context.
>
> This issue could be resolved if KDE ran some kind of check when a
> menu/dialog is displayed, checking for duplicate hotkeys, and removing the
> second instance if found. By outputing a message to stderr for each
> instance, it could also become easier for translators/developers to find
> and fix them.
We have such a check already, unfortunately I have no idea how it works.
Cheers,
Waldo
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