[Qgis-tr] [Transifex][qgis-application] - Some doubts in string

Thu Oct 23 08:47:18 PDT 2014

Hi,
Maris, I have QGIS master installed on Windows 7 & 8 and as said, before, I
just see letters underlined when I press Alt key (same thing when using
QGIS 2.4). I thought this was the excepted behaviour (it is a bit different
of the default behaviour), reason why I was asking if this was documented
somewhere. I wouldn't have known that such tip works with QGIS if I wasn't
a translator. But it is something I use in many other applications. I think
the main reason is because those letters were not underlined in my
platforms. May be, as you said, this behaviour is due to relation between
Qt and platforms (On MacOS X, QGIS 2.4, pressing Alt does nothing at all).

Then, tips are there to help people improve the way they use applications
(and become advanced users). I remember there was (is?) an option to open a
"tips and tricks" dialog when launching QGIS. Even if I understand why it
should not have its place in the main documentation, maybe, some lines can
be written about the use of Alt key to quickly access some commands.

Any reaction?
regards

2014-10-23 12:04 GMT+02:00 Werner Macho <werner.macho at gmail.com>:

> Hi!
>
> It might also be a "mistake" in translations if for example
> "La&yer" hat no y in the translated language and is translated as
> "something" without & ..
> If something like that happens I honestly have no idea howto solve it ..
>
> But as you already said - it is for advanced users - and the advanced
> users either know a workaround or are usually able to implement it in
> the translation somehow..  At least I hope that this is the case.
>
> regards
> Werner
>
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Maris Nartiss <maris.gis at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I am running QGIS on GNU/Linux and all accelerator keys are underlined
> > by default - no need to press alt key to see them. If you don't see
> > the underlines, it must be either platform specific (MacOS X?) or
> > depend on your system configuration - Qt is trying to play "nice" with
> > native system behaviour and that might be contradicting to your
> > general experience (with apps that do not care about it) or experience
> > on other platforms.
> >
> > I do not see a reason why it should be stated separately in QGIS
> > documentation, as it is general and not QGIS specific functionality.
> > Power users know about it, ordinary users use mouse anyway.
> >
> > Just my 0.002¢
> > Māris.
> >
> >
> > 2014-10-22 14:01 GMT+03:00 Junior Delaz <delazj at gmail.com>:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> It does really help, Maris.
> >>
> >> I was indeed excepting to have such letters underlined by default (like
> in
> >> firefox, at least on Windows) but it isn't until you press or hold Alt
> key.
> >> At this moment, the user sees which letters he can use.
> >>
> >> Is such information available in the documentation? If not, shouldn't
> it be?
> >>
> >>
> >> 2014-10-22 9:52 GMT+02:00 Maris Nartiss <maris.gis at gmail.com>:
> >>>
> >>> Shortcut keys (menu accelerator keys) are displayed in menus with an
> >>> underscore. Activate them by pressing alt+key (use ordinary alt not
> >>> altgr).
> >>>
> >>> I.e. at the moment while typing this mail in Firefox, pressing "alt+f
> >>> alt+n enter" would open a new window (first combo opens &File menu,
> >>> second combo selects &New window option in &File menu and enter
> >>> activates it) (of course, "New window" has a shortcut combo ctrl+n)
> >>>
> >>> I see that in current Qt, it does not reassign other keys in case they
> >>> are overlapping. Thus at the moment in Latvian QGIS pressing alt+r on
> >>> the first time will open P&roject, on second &Raster etc. menus. Needs
> >>> to be fixed manually after observing translated messages in
> >>> application.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Hope it helps,
> >>> Māris.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 2014-10-21 20:42 GMT+03:00 Junior Delaz <delazj at gmail.com>:
> >>> > Hi,
> >>> > And how this shortcut is supposed to work? I installed today's
> release
> >>> > (c0bfcea through Osgeo4W) but can't find out how the user can know
> the
> >>> > letter to use nor when he can press the letter...
> >>> > Can someone explain to me, please?
> >>> >
> >>> > 2014-10-21 7:22 GMT+02:00 Alexander Bruy <alexander.bruy at gmail.com>:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> This is shortcuts for quick acces to menu items with keyboard.
> >>> >> If you don't like your users, just remove "&" from string and
> translate
> >>> >> as usual
> >>> >>
> >>> >> 2014-10-21 1:51 GMT+03:00 João Gaspar <joao.f.r.gaspar at gmail.com>:
> >>> >> > Hi guys,
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > this strings are suppose to be like this:
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Graphical &Modeler...
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Pro&cessing
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Regards
> >>> >> > João
> >>> >> >
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