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Originally Posted by elibrarian
ALT + key works in almost every other program, we are used to them, and much as I admire people trying to go new paths, I don't see the necessity to do so here.
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Originally Posted by Toxaris
I personally don't like the ALT+key combination, as this can interact with already present hotkeys. The manner of hotkeys will not change, sorry.
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Strictly speaking : Alt+key sequences are not Hotkeys, they are Accelerator keys. Their scope should be limited to accessing the visible controls in the current window. Hotkeys, (keyboard combinations that invoke external processes) should never be Alt+key combinations
If the add-in has access to the full suite of Fluent UI features, perhaps it can leverage what MS and others Fluent programs do - when Alt alone is pressed, display the available 'accelerator key' options as little buttons - here's a couple of examples:
So, to address Toxaris's objection re interaction with
external (IMO wrongful) Alt+key HotKeys, the addin would ignore the Alt+R combination, but it would respond to Alt then R by 'clicking' Replace.
BR