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Keyboard shortcut key to open extension conflicts with typing @ sign #5

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eyalito opened this issue Aug 9, 2023 · 1 comment
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@eyalito
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eyalito commented Aug 9, 2023

OS: MacOS Ventura 13.1
Browser: Chrome Version 114.0.5735.198
Keyboard: Finnish key layout

Problem:
The keyboard shortcut key to open the SkipTo extension (Option + 2) conflicts with writing the @ sign, at least on Finnish keyboards. This makes it impossible to type the commonly used @ sign, also on the Mac virtual accessibility keyboard.

Expected behavior:
Using the Option + 2 keys naturally allows to type the @ sign.

Fixing suggestion:
When focus is inside an input or text area field (incl. browser url address field), user intention is clearly to type text, so the SkipTo shortcut key can be disabled in such situations.
Another suggestion is to allow customization of the shortcut key.

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nhoyt commented Aug 15, 2023

Both Chrome and Firefox (possibly other browsers?) allow you to customize the shortcuts that activate extensions from within their settings pages. In Chrome, you would get there as follows:

  1. Select the "three dots" menu in the upper right hand corner and then select 'More Tools'...
  2. From the 'More Tools' submenu, select 'Extensions', and from the 'Extensions' page, select the hamburger menu in the upper left hand corner.
  3. From that menu, select 'Keyboard Shortcuts', which will take you to the page that lets you change the shortcut for SkipTo Landmarks & Headings.

Hope this helps, and thanks for providing feedback on your experience with the extension.

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