GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 126196
Accelarator conflict in 'edit profile..' window
Last modified: 2004-12-22 21:47:04 UTC
using a gnome-2.4 build from 03/11/03 -launch gnome-terminal -go to edit -> current profile -press <Alt><C> to close this window expected: the window closes actual: focus moves to the 'Cursor blinks' checkbox widget -press <Alt><C> again focus moves back to the 'Close' widget both appear to have Alt-C as their accelarator.
I've been reliably informed this is rather a feature than a bug. closing.
Really? Could you share your source? If that was the case, we should add things with the C mnemonic if the *other* pages of the profile editor, so that the feature is everywhere...
I think there's some confusion as to what is the feature and what is the bug :) The 'feature' is that gtk will gracefully handle duplicate mnemonics, by cycling focus between them. However, although it isn't explicitly mentioned in v1.0 of the HIG, the v1.1 draft does advise that no other controls in a dialog have mnemonics that clash with its main control buttons (usually Help, OK, Close, Cancel or Apply): http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/draft_hig_new/input-keyboard.html#choosing-access-keys Re-opening on that basis, although you could probably persuade me it was Low priority...
[Shouldn't the HIG just advise not to have any mnemonic clashes tout court? If you run out of letters for that, you have way too many controls anyways.] I'll change "_Cursor blinks" to "Cursor blin_ks" (the k looks distinctive enought there, I guess, and the b is taken) unless someone complains. This will go in HEAD only, as it will break translation.
Fixed in HEAD now.