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

Thu Oct 23 10:12:50 PDT 2014

It seems that it has to be changed in Windows control panel. Qt just
uses system settings to decide about underlining keys or not.

More here:
http://qt-project.org/faq/answer/my_underlines_for_accelerators_dont_show_up_in_the_context_menus_when_i_pre

Māris.

2014-10-23 18:47 GMT+03:00 Junior Delaz <delazj at gmail.com>:
> 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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