Still problems with false assigned CTRL + ALT sequences in keyboard mappings of cherrytree on INT-keyboards with ALT+GR

[vitusb]

Hello Giuseppe ...
We're still unable to insert special keys by using "Alt Gr"-key on german keyboard like "µ ~ ² ³ { [ ] } " etc. ...

The problem is a default-configuration in "config.cfg" where cherrytree uses "CTRL-ALT"-sequences in order to map some functions AND it is not new:

• Keystroke, keyboard shortcut conflict and errornous behaviour when using backslash(\) on a Danish keyboard #2069
• Ctrl + Alt Shortcuts Not Interpreted Correctly #1944
• Square brackets on German keyboard doesn't work #2324
• Cannot add curly braces { } in cherry tree #2316
• Can't type square brackets in tables, IT keyboard #2124
• ... and so on ...

... although you released a ticket on the the GNOME developer-hub: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/issues/5231 , i think it is better to remove ALL problematic sequences from config by default:

[keyboard]
codebox_change_properties=
codebox_decrease_height=
codebox_decrease_width=
codebox_increase_height=
codebox_increase_width=
handle_anchor=
handle_bull_list=
handle_codebox=
handle_embfile=
handle_image=
handle_latex=
handle_num_list=
handle_table=
handle_todo_list=
insert_timestamp=
node_unbookmark=
preferences_dlg=
spellcheck_toggle=
table_column_decrease_width=
table_column_increase_width=
table_column_left=
table_column_right=
table_row_delete=
table_row_down=
table_row_up=
tree_node_toggle_ro=

Reason:

The problem was also discussed in depth here: msys2/MINGW-packages#13372 ... Windows interprets Ctrl+Alt as AltGr, to accommodate some compact keyboards like those of netbooks which have neither the AltGr key or a right-hand Alt key (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AltGr_key#Ctrl+Alt), so using CTRL+ALT ist not really a good idea and we see this by the lots of filed issues. It is also a big challenge for a normal user to delete all 26 relevant entries manually by using the gui-method of cherrytree.

It is possible to sync a partial "config.cfg" (with the entries above) into the users "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\cherrytree" - directory. Cherrytree will then merge its config with this one, when running after copy, but i think it is a better and much simpler solution to remove all sequences above from default config because also Microsoft does NOT RECOMMEND to use "Ctrl+Alt" as a shortcut modifier:

• https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20040329-00/?p=40003

Best regards,
Veit Berwig

[giuspen]

I understand the problem but I need to find another solution rather than suddenly drop all these keyboard shortcuts for everyone.
Ideally replace with another key (e.g. the windows key, so but this probably won't work, I'll try) or provide a very quick way to remove all the keyboard shortcuts

[giuspen]

In upcoming v1.0.3 there won't be anymore any default keyboard shortcuts with Ctrl+Alt