Have to press alt-f hotkey twice?

JimmXinu · Yesterday, 02:16 PM

Nitpick that I've been seeing for several versions now on win10, including current 9.16:

While editing a file inside an epub, I press alt-f wanting File on the main menu bar -- but I have to press alt-f twice before it works. Same with alt-e for Edit.

But all the other main bar menus (T for Tools, etc) pop up with only one press of their hotkey.

Another weirdness I just noticed: only left alt key works for main menu bar hotkeys--right alt just puts 'f' or whatever in the text.

BetterRed · Yesterday, 05:33 PM

Can reproduce Alt+f glitch - for me it's because of a 'clash' with Text Search→Find

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Can't reproduce Alt+e glitch - but I suspect it will be something similar.

BR

kovidgoyal · Today, 10:19 AM

1) its how alt shortcuts behave when there is more than one match for a letter
2) its probably because right alt is altgr and used for composition rather than actual alt in your keyboard

Yesterday, 02:16 PM	#1
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,662 Karma: 5010733 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	Have to press alt-f hotkey twice? Nitpick that I've been seeing for several versions now on win10, including current 9.16: While editing a file inside an epub, I press alt-f wanting File on the main menu bar -- but I have to press alt-f twice before it works. Same with alt-e for Edit. But all the other main bar menus (T for Tools, etc) pop up with only one press of their hotkey. Another weirdness I just noticed: only left alt key works for main menu bar hotkeys--right alt just puts 'f' or whatever in the text.

Yesterday, 05:33 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,869 Karma: 34252730 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Can reproduce Alt+f glitch - for me it's because of a 'clash' with Text Search→Find Can't reproduce Alt+e glitch - but I suspect it will be something similar. BR Last edited by BetterRed; Yesterday at 06:35 PM.

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Today, 10:19 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 46,546 Karma: 29634066 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	1) its how alt shortcuts behave when there is more than one match for a letter 2) its probably because right alt is altgr and used for composition rather than actual alt in your keyboard

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