https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79466

--- Comment #8 from pb <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to comment #7)
Sorry, excise that last line:  "If there is no rational reason to use "; 
should have been deleted.

> (In reply to comment #6)
> Thank you for a less dismissive reply.
> 
> The multi-key shortcut already exists -- it is the keyboard walk of the
> menus.  In this case, it is alt-i (insert menu), l (co*l*umn).  In the case
> of excel, it is instead alt-i (insert menu), c (*c*olumn).  The only
> difference is in the choice of which letter represents "column."  I don't
> know why that choice was made;  maybe it was a conscious decision for a good
> reason (e.g., to be the same as 1-2-3), or maybe it was a random decision
> (e.g., 'c' had been used for something else already, or just totally random).
> 
> At this point, whether or not there was originally a rational reason to use
> 'l', there are probably people who already use it, and therefore would be
> unhappy if it were changed.
> 
> The more general solution, as we both point out, is to make the multi-key
> keyboard mappings customizable.  Yes, I am an emacs user, for even longer
> than mariosv either did or didn't use excel (not sure exactly what he
> meant), so multi-key keyboard mappings are not exactly a groundbreaking
> technology.
> 
> If there is no rational reason to use 
> 
> > pb: I'm amused at your political slur; particularly while recommending not
> > talking to eg. the UX guys to build consensus, but just doing it
> > unilaterally ! =)
> > 
> > Either way - personally I'd like the k/b shortcuts to be as configurable and
> > familiar to people as possible. That raises some significant challenges with
> > the existing menus - as you outline below. I like both your ideas for
> > multi-key shortcuts [ we want to get those emacs users included ], and/or
> > configuring menu shortcuts [ I imagine that could already be done by
> > disabling / renaming / adding menu items with the shortcut you want ? ].
> > 
> > Anyhow - patches that meet the needs of both existing, and new users [ ie.
> > don't just tweak the shortcuts ;-] gratefully received - we're never short
> > of good ideas for things to work on; only of people to put in the hard work
> > to make them happen.
> > 
> > m.a.riosv: thanks for the reason & sanity you bring =)

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