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Keybindings for strikethrough and computer code collide with system's screenshot functionality on macOS
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Command + Shift + 5 and Command + Shift + 6 are the selected keybinds for StructuredDiscussions on macOS (on Chrome). However, these two keybinds are already mapped to macOS's operating system built-in screenshot functionality. Therefore, you can't use Cmd + Shift + 5 and Cmd + Shift + 6 to induce strikethrough/computer code formatting if you're using a Mac.

Perhaps it would be better to emulate what Google Docs has done and change the strikethrough keybind to Cmd + Shift + X, and maybe for computer code, Cmd + Shift + C?

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JeffreyWang created this task.Dec 13 2020, 2:03 AM
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Aklapper renamed this task from Change keybind for strikethrough and computer code for macOS on StructuredDiscussions to Keybindings for strikethrough and computer code collide with system's screenshot functionality on macOS.Dec 13 2020, 5:22 PM
JeffreyWang added a project: VisualEditor.Dec 13 2020, 9:41 PM

Upon further inspection, this seems to be an aspect of StructuredDiscussions taken from VisualEditor. Adding VisualEditor to this bug.

JeffreyWang added a project: VisualEditor-EditingTools.Dec 14 2020, 10:36 PM

Adding appropriate subproject.

• ppelberg moved this task from To Triage to Triaged on the VisualEditor board.EditedDec 15 2020, 4:09 PM
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@JeffreyWang – thank you for making us aware of this. So you're not left wondering: it is most likely that we will look at this sometime next calendar year.

And out of curiosity: what was it you were wanting to screenshot in StructuredDiscussions (if you're comfortable sharing, of course)?

JeffreyWang added a comment.Dec 15 2020, 7:33 PM

Thank you @ppelberg!

Sure no worries, happy to answer that question. I noticed this issue while trying to use the keybinds to add computer code/strikethrough on StructuredDiscussions. I wasn't trying to screenshot anything, but when I pressed Cmd + Shift + 6, my Mac took a screenshot of my Touch Bar instead of adding computer code formatting to my content as I expected it to.

matmarex closed this task as a duplicate of T222040: Shortcut for strikethrough conflicts with system screenshot shortcut on OSX.Dec 15 2020, 10:03 PM
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