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.

  • pr06lefsOP
    3·
    5 months ago

    Is 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?

    • Schwim Dandy@lemm.ee
      2·
      5 months ago

      I understand your goal now. Unfortunately, I’m unable to help, hopefully someone on the community knows the answer and can help. Very best of luck!

      • pr06lefsOP
        3·
        5 months ago

        Thx. Apparently there’s a bug with shortcuts right now, even without rfp enabled.