Wikipedia talk:Keyboard shortcuts: Difference between revisions

This is a stub article... I have just submitted a question at the help desk to see if anyone there might know where the list of these shortcuts might exist. After getting whatever answer I might get from the help desk, I will complete this article and add lists of various shortcuts and how they perform using various different browsers.....

Scott P. 21:21, July 12, 2005 (UTC)

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• Hmm. Good question. The best I can find is this from Help:User style#Changing access keys. Note that it's likely to be skin-specific. Bovlb 23:54:25, 2005-07-12 (UTC)

This page begs to have a simple question answered: How the heck do I turn off access keys? I find the way the access key "takes over" keystrokes like Alt-F to be incredibly irritating. Maybe explanations for Mozilla, IE, etc.

I agree with this concern. Shortcuts that conflict with other purposes are a hassle, as with the Alt-F, Alt-E, etc. Maybe use Ctrl-Alt, or Shift-Alt instead? (Or be able to preferences - but the ideal would be to have one standard which is convenient, with no conflicts, but which can also be turned off). --Singkong2005 04:08, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The method for disabling shortcuts on this page does not work. I'm using Firefox. Has anybody sorted this out yet? The shortcuts are incredibly frustrating. Resonance 16:00, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it does not work for me, either. And yes, I do find it incredibly frustrating, as well. To answer the question posed in the section below (Accesskeys in Javascript): The purported reason for doing it in Javascript is so that they can be turned off or otherwise modified. But, if they can't be modified, well, it definitely defeats the purpose. I'll look into it a little more. --Matt B. 16:39, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aha! I got it! Using ta = false; as suggested in the article does not work. Also, doing something akin to ta['ca-delete'] = new Array(,'Delete this page'); also does not work. As far as I can tell, the only operation that actually changes things (at least in Safari and Firefox) is reassignment. Take a look at my User:Matt B./monobook.js for the way I did it (I'm currently missing control f and control z from the list).

Anyone know why accesskeys are added to the page by a Javascript? Requiring Javascript for the use of an assistive technology which is built into HTML seems to go against basic accessibility principles. —Michael Z. 2006-02-20 21:36 Z

I filed bug 5051: Accesskeys should not require Javascript. —Michael Z. 2006-02-20 22:11 Z

Is there a plan to have shortcuts on other skins? I use Cologne Blue, partly so that I'm aware of whether I'm logged in. --Singkong2005 04:08, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

According to Firefox 2.0 release notes: "Access key definitions provided by web pages can now be triggered using Alt+Shift+key on Windows, Ctrl+key on Mac OS X, and Ctrl+Shift+key on Unix."

The tooltips at Wikipedia show this to be true here too (just in FF2 though, must be dynamically generated). Needs to be updated. --Quiddity 21:09, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

With Iceweasel 2.0.0.1 from the current Debian GNU/Linux (Sid) Ctrl+Shift+Key doesn't work, but Alt+Shift+Key does. -- Ma82 01:13, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]