[kde-linux] How do you disable Access Keys in Konqueror? PS

[Bruce MacArthur]

On Wednesday 27 May 2009 04:55, Borden Rhodes wrote:
> Thank you for your help, Anne.
>
> KDE calls them "Access Keys." They're those boxes that pop up over
> links in Konqueror if you hit the Ctrl key so you can navigate
> through web pages without using the mouse.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_keys explains how access keys
> work and http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=124218 lists some of the
> people who abhor them. Basically, if you're like me and use keyboard
> shortcuts such as ctrl+x, ctrl+a, ctrl+s when you type in web pages,
> then you've invariably 'clicked' on links you didn't mean to, sent
> unfinished webmails, or lost a form you were filling out.
>
> With thanks
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Hello, Borden --
The wikipedia page you cited notes that, in Konquorer, the <Ctrl> 
key "... must be released before the regular key is pressed."  Hence, 
this is NOT a traditional "key chord" at all!  I am not yet really 
using 4.x, and so some of my "navigation" may differ from yours.
In Konqueror, try choosing "Go" from the menu-bar, then "Settings" from 
the drop-down menu, then "Regional and Accessibility", and 
then "Accessibility".
In Konqueror 3.5.5, release 45 for openSUSE, this produces tabbed access 
to "Bell" (irrelevant to you!), "Modifier Keys" (check it 
out), "Keyboard Filters" (a possibility), and "Activation Gestures" 
(very likely to be useful).
Best of good fortune; I hope that this helps.
-- 
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PS --
It should be noticed that the suggested area for changes does NOT really 
enable or disable "Access_keys"; it simply allows some refined control 
over keyboard responsiveness. The Konqueror Handbook says this 
about "Access_keys" --

Access Keys
Konqueror has full support for the accesskey HTML attribute in forms and 
links. Access keys allow you to use the keyboard keys for functions 
which would perhaps normally be done with the mouse, such as following 
links. The benefit of this is, quite simply, that users can interact 
with a page with devices other than a pointing device.
To activate the access keys in Konqueror, press and release Ctrl. Once 
this is pressed, if a particular link on the website has the accesskey 
attribute in the given link, then the character(s) should appear over 
the link, identifying what needs to be pressed. Then, you can enter the 
character(s) associated with the link as an alternative to following 
the link with the mouse. To disable the access keys once activated you 
can press Ctrl again.

Note
The proper use of this feature requires that the web designer of the 
page has specifically assigned, using the accesskey attribute, an 
access key for the link. Many web designers might not include the 
accesskey in their links and forms, and consequently this feature will 
be unusable on the given webpage.


I realize that this is NOT what you really wanted to see -- but it is 
documented as the truth!!!  I also hope that this is helpful to you

Bruce