GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 306225
Use Ctrl+= also for Zoom In
Last modified: 2005-06-02 19:03:57 UTC
On a laptop the + is accessed by pressing Shift and "=". So it would be handy to also add Ctrl+= as shortcut key. Then you do not have to hold the shift which makes the shortcut quite awkward. Firefox a.o. uses this trick.
Thanks for your bug report! I'm really not sure whether binding an action that involves an equal sign to zoom-in increases usability. Usability crew, any comments? Should ctrl+= be bound to zoom-in?
I fought long and hard to have the HIG (version 2.0) specify *both* Before that the HIG actually said to use Ctrl = which was terrible for many European users The problem is that on American (and other) keyboard layouts Ctrl + actually requires Ctrl Shift + where as on many European keyboard layouts the Equals key is actually quite difficult to get at. there is a mental leap happening, users are simply hitting the key with the + sign on it and not think about it very much The best solution is to label the menu item Zoom In Ctrl++ and provide both + and also = if possible but if for whatever reason it is impractical to provide both keybindings then go with Ctrl++ as it is the least worst answer for the widest possible audience. It (having two keybindings for the same thing) is messy but I sincerely believe it is worth doing, and when it is done right no one will even notice it was ever an issue.
Thanks for your explanations Alan.
Created attachment 47143 [details] [review] Proposed patch (against HEAD).
Thanks for your efforts. The issue will be fixed in the upcoming 2.11 release.