[NETBEANS-639] Right-hand ALT key ignored

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 9.0
• Component/s: editor - Refactoring
• Labels: Regression accessibility keymap options shortcuts

Environment

Product Version: Apache NetBeans IDE Dev (Build incubator-netbeans-release-205-on-20180202)
Java: 10; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 10+46
Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 10+46
System: Windows 10 version 10.0 running on amd64; Cp1252; en_AU (nb)
User directory: Z:\tmp\.other\user\netbeans\v09.00-beta\FourAbs
Cache directory: Z:\tmp\.other\cache\netbeans\FourAbs-09

Can not be directly tested on Linux because Alt/F7 is used by X-Windows for "Move Window"

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: aplatypus
• Created: 11/Apr/18 01:58
• Updated: 26/Aug/19 21:28

Description

expected

scenario 01

• I used Right-Alt/F7 to invoke the "Find Usages" pop-up
• Expected to see the "Find Usages" pop-up

scenario 02

• Opened the Options panel / KeyMap tab
• Put cursor in "Search in Shortcuts" field
• Pressed Right-Alt
• Expected to see All the actions matching the ALT key
• Pressed Right-Alt/Shift
• Expected to see All the actions matching the ALT-Shift key combinations
• Pressed Right-Alt/Control
• Expected to see All the actions matching the ALT-Control key combinations
• Pressed Right-Alt/Control/Shift
• Expected to see All the actions matching the ALT-Control-Shift key combinations
• Pressed Right-Alt/F7
• Expected to see "Find Usages" Action
• Pressed Left-Alt/F7
• Expected to see "Find Usages" Action

This screen shot shows the Netbeans 8.2 KeyMap

Right-Alt/F7 in Search in Shortcuts (Netbeans 8.2)

actual

scenario 01

• Pressed Right-Alt/F7 ... "Find Usages" pop-up NOT shown
• Pressed Left-Alt/F7 --> "Find Usages" pop-up displayed correctly

scenario 02

Key-presses in the order shown, left-to-right.

• Pressed Right-Alt --> nothing
• Pressed Right-Alt/Shift --> nothing
• Pressed Right-Alt/Control --> nothing
• Pressed Right-Alt/Control/Shift --> nothing
• Pressed Right-Alt/F7 --> nothing
  • Expected to see "Find Usages" Action --> nothing

Right-Alt in Search in Shortcuts (Netbeans 9)

• Pressed Left-Alt/F7 - "Find Usages" Action dialogue popped-up

Curiously, these key-combinations are each different to the others. Key-press in the sequence as shown, left-to-right.:

• "CTRL+Alt+Shift+" <--
  • Left-Control/Left-Alt/Left-Shift
  • Left-Control/Left-Alt/Right-Shift
• "CTRL+" <--
  • Left-Control/Right-Alt/Left-Shift
  • Left-Control/Right-Alt/Right-Shift
• "CTRL+Shift+" <--
  • Left-Control/Left-Shift/Right-Alt
• "CTRL+AltShift+" <--
  • Left-Control/Left-Shift/Right-Alt

Impact

• This becomes an accessibility issue.
• I have an injury at the moment that makes being forced to just use the left-ALT key uncomfortable
• Long-term there may also be degenerative physical effects.  Especial for people with conditions affected by this limitation.
• It looks like EVERY Right-Alt key combination will NOT work.