Re: [Usability] Alt-Key should invoke Menu Bar

[Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>]

On 31 Oct 2009, at 12:27, Redoute wrote:

> In MS Windows the Alt-key, when pressed alone, doubles the function of
> F10, it invokes the menu bar. I wish Gnome would adopt this.

There is already a bug open for this:
<https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309298>

If you can add any rationale that isn't already given there, feel free to do so... since there have been no comments on the report since it was opened in 2005, I guess nobody else is missing this feature very much.

Cheeri,
Calum.

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