Why are ctrl+alt+<key> shortcuts blocked in librewolf (rfp)
Why are ctrl+alt+<key> shortcuts blocked in librewolf (rfp)
I've written a web app that uses ctrl+alt+<key> shortcuts because they don't interfere with the many expected ctrl-<key> shortcuts. Librewolf blocks these shortcuts because of RFP, apparently. As a result I have to disable RFP for my site (or just be annoyed all the time), and I guess I'll have to advise my users to do the same.
I haven't found any doc that explicitly discusses the justification for disabling alt shortcuts. There is a bug about how ctrl-<key> was broken for a while. This page doesn't mention alt either, that I can find.
I can guess that it probably allows identifying some keyboards somehow. Just would like to read up on it so I can at least understand what the issues are with the alt key.
As a result I have to disable RFP for my site (or just be annoyed all the time), and I guess I’ll have to advise my users to do the same.
Is there any reason you can't change your keybinds to something other than CTRL+combo? You explained it's to keep from interfering with other common binds but there's still a ton available to you when taking those into account.
It's your hill to die on but I wouldn't make my website usability dependent on a browser that is so rarely seen.
1Is there any reason you can’t change your keybinds to something other than CTRL+combo?
ctrl-alt-<key> is wide open. For the rest you have to check with different browsers, its a pain. And you end up with combos that aren't very mnemonic. Technically I CAN change the combos to whatever, but I'd like to know WHY I have to do that.
It’s your hill to die on but I wouldn’t make my website usability dependent on a browser that is so rarely seen.
That's exactly what I don't want to do, make my website less usable for the sake of the rarely seen librewolf. Is that what you meant?
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