https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160143
Bug ID: 160143
Summary: Revert accelerator hotkey for Delete Columns in Calc
from 'C' to 'D'
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.6.4.1 release
Hardware: All
OS: Windows (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Calc
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
This UI enhancement request is concerning the underlined letters that function
as shortcuts in the right-click context menu. If this is the incorrect place
to request this enhancement, please direct me to the proper place to post the
idea.
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In Calc, if you right-click a row header, you can see the "_D_elete Rows"
command has an underlined 'D'. With that context menu open, I only have to hit
'D' on my keyboard, and the row is deleted with no further clicks or
keystrokes.
The same is not quite true of column headers. The equivalent shortcut used to
also be 'D', but it seems to have been changed somewhere around 7.4 or 7.5.
Now, the command is "Delete _C_olumns". The problem is that the hotkey 'C'
conflicts with the command for "_C_ut", and neither works as quickly. You have
to hit 'C' once for "_C_ut" or twice for "Delete _C_olumns", and THEN hit
'Enter' for the command to actually trigger. At that point, there's arguably
little/no speed or accessibility benefit to having the 'C' hotkey in the first
place.
I believe this change should be reverted to 'D' for two reasons:
1. The analogous hotkey for "_D_elete Rows" remains 'D'. The inconsistency for
this seems unwarranted.
2. The hotkey of 'C' is shared with the hotkey for for "_C_ut", which causes
the aforementioned conflict between the two commands.
Steps to Reproduce:
DELETE ROWS:
1. Right-click a row header. Note the underlined 'D' in "_D_elete Rows"
2. Press 'D' on your keyboard to delete the row.
(No further clicks or keystrokes required)
DELETE COLUMNS:
1. Right-click a column header. Note the underlined 'C' in both "_C_ut" and
"Delete _C_olumns".
2. Press 'C' on your keyboard to highlight "_C_ut".
3. Press 'C' again on your keyboard to highlight "Delete _C_olumns".
4. Press 'Enter' to trigger the highlighted command.
Actual Results:
The procedures for triggering DELETE ROWS and DELETE COLUMNS from their
respective right-click context menus are inconsistent.
Expected Results:
The procedures for DELETE ROWS and DELETE COLUMNS should be equivalent.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
Not Applicable
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