Bug 501512 - Spectacle menu accelerators not working
Summary: Spectacle menu accelerators not working
Status: NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO
Alias: None
Product: Spectacle
Classification: Applications
Component: General (show other bugs)
Version: 23.08.5
Platform: openSUSE Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Noah Davis
URL:
Keywords: accessibility, usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-03-14 23:28 UTC by LandisTwo
Modified: 2025-03-18 23:32 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description LandisTwo 2025-03-14 23:28:46 UTC
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Alt+[save, save as, copy, etc] have been disabled/removed/forgotten.
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SUMMARY
menu Must have 'Alt' key operators!
you've removed them.
Why?

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. start app (press print [screen] key)
2. take screenshot (alt keys missing here too)
3. have to pick up mouse to click 'save as' : (

OBSERVED RESULT
No 'Alt+' operations

EXPECTED RESULT
press Alt+S and have file dialog open allowing me to 'save as'.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux: OpenSuSE Leap 15.6
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.11
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Qt Version: 5.15.12

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Avraham Hollander 2025-03-15 21:24:26 UTC
I don't think they were removed on purpose. They should work globally in all applications, except for specific apps like Konsole that allow you to disable them. Do they still work in other KDE applications? Do you know if they stopped working after updating a certain package?
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-03-17 18:41:01 UTC
Typically Ctrl+S is the shortcut for saving, not Alt+S. If Alt+S works, it's because there's visible text somewhere that has a mnemonic accelerator under it. Ctrl+S will always work though, so you can use that, FWIW.

Can you clarify how you're using the app? After step 1, what do you see, specifically? There are several options here depending on how you have the app configured.

And then after step 2, can you also be specific about what exactly you see?
Comment 3 Noah Davis 2025-03-18 23:24:00 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #2)
> Typically Ctrl+S is the shortcut for saving, not Alt+S. If Alt+S works, it's
> because there's visible text somewhere that has a mnemonic accelerator under
> it. Ctrl+S will always work though, so you can use that, FWIW.
> 
> Can you clarify how you're using the app? After step 1, what do you see,
> specifically? There are several options here depending on how you have the
> app configured.
> 
> And then after step 2, can you also be specific about what exactly you see?

I think they are referring to mnemonic shortcuts. The kind that activate when you hold Alt and press a letter based on which UI elements get a letter in their label underlined.
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2025-03-18 23:32:07 UTC
Right. I'm trying to determine where exactly they're being expected but not found.