Q: How to use ALT+shortcut without trigerring accelerators?

[FluxTorpedoe]

Hi'

I fear this is bound to the way VB and Windows apps behave...

But just in case: I'd like to use ALT as a CKS modifier, e.g. ALT+P.
This works, but it also triggers the accelerator for the "Panes" menu...

Does someone know if there's a way to prevent this behavior - since it's not "ALT then Key", but "ALT + Key"?

Thanks,
Flux

[highend]

Remove the accelerators by editing the language file.

[FluxTorpedoe]

Clever work-around!
I'll give it a try (didn't think of it since I'm using the English version).

Regarding the "ALT > Key" vs "ALT + Key", does someone know if it's related to VB?

e.g. in notepad, "ALT > E" displays the "Edit" dropdown menu, but pressing "ALT + E" doesn't do anything, as expected.

[TheQwerty]

Regarding the "ALT > Key" vs "ALT + Key", does someone know if it's related to VB?

e.g. in notepad, "ALT > E" displays the "Edit" dropdown menu, but pressing "ALT + E" doesn't do anything, as expected.

That's not the behavior I see in notepad nor is it what I would expect.

Alt+E activates the Edit menu same as Alt then E.

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[admin]

Same here. I never seen an app where Alt+E and Alt>E are different if E is an accelerator in the top menu bar.

[FluxTorpedoe]

My oh my...
I apologize for my misleading! I'd forgotten I had replaced notepad by a mini look-alike, my bad.

And it happened that a few other apps I tried behaved that way too (e.g. RightNote).

So the the Alt+Key = Alt>Key is a general windows behavior, now I know what to expect!
Thanks for contributing.

BTW, I wish you the best of holidays Don! Those are truly deserved!

& happy holidays to the (lucky) others too, ofc.
Flux