Comment 37 for bug 996801
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(In reply to comment #5)
> (In reply to comment #4)
> > Using Enter instead of Shift would not be a solution, because one may hold
> > Enter to insert many blank lines, to scroll (e.g. in less) or whatever.
>
> Do you disagree that it would be much, much better than Shift, at least?
It depends on whether the test with Shift can be improved. If Shift + mouse operations no longer activates SlowKeys, the use of Shift may become better.
> Do you have an alternative to suggest?
The ISO_Level3_Shift key (generally the AltGr physical key)? AFAIK, it is never used with a mouse combination.
Or the CapsLock key (it doesn't make sense to keep it pressed).
> If someone can come up with a good heuristic for this, it would be nice,
> but it seems somewhat complex to distinguish between accidental mouse
> operations (e.g., ordinary mouse motion, which this heuristic would need
> to ignore) and intentional ones.
If the goal is to activate SlowKeys, the user could be careful not to touch the mouse (there may still be a problem if the mouse is very sensible so that the mouse pointer can move by itself, but I suppose that persons who need SlowKeys do not have such a mouse, as a very sensitive mouse is harder to use without minimal skills).