Can't set Alt+A or Alt+S as custom keyboard shortcuts

[readin]

Can't set Alt+A or Alt+S as custom keyboard shortcuts, because pressing them switches the focus to the other field.

For example, if you click in the Custom Shortcut field and press Alt+A, it switches the focus to the Alternate Shortcut field.

If you click in the Custom Shortcut field and press Alt+S, it "resets" the focus to itself (i.e. to the Custom Shortcut field).

In either case, it does not allow you to set that shortcut.

calibre 2.55 [64bit]
Windows 10 Pro

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

That is by design, Alt+Accelerator key is the standard convention for keyboard
accessibility on windows. Use a modifier other than Alt for your
shortcuts.

 status invalid

[readin (dgganon)]

Thanks for that explanation, Kovid.

I was hoping to use the following shortcuts instead of the defaults:

A Show books by same author
Alt+A Add books

S Show books in same series
Alt+S Save to disk

For now I'm using Ctrl+A for Add books and Ctrl+S for Save to disk.

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

Those already have shortcuts, A and S

[readin (dgganon)]

Yes, sorry if my post wasn't clear.

I want to swap the default shortcuts, so that:

- A shows books by the same author, and Alt+A adds books.

- S shows books in the same series, and Alt+S saves to disk. (Note: I already removed the Alt+S shortcut from the search command.)

Is there a settings file where I can edit the shortcuts manually?

In any case, I just want to say *thanks* for a fantastic program! I feel like a kid in a candy store :)

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

Thinking about it, I suppose I could override the accelerator handling
when in capture mode.

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

Fixed in branch master. The fix will be in the next release. calibre is usually released every Friday.

 status fixreleased

[readin (dgganon)]

Wow, thanks so much! You rule! :D

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

You're welcome :)