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Author: Olaf Meeuwissen
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To: devuan developers internal list
Subject: Re: [devuan-dev] New package idea: gtk3-automnemonics
Hi B,

B Stack writes:

> Hello Devuan community,
>
> I am investigating community interest in a distro-provided package for
> gtk3-automnemonics (https://github.com/thesquash/sgm) which enables
> the long-deprecated ability to configure always-on mnemonics.
> Mnemonics are those little underscores that indicate the key needed to
> select that menu entry or button, along with the ALT key. Do you
> remember when that used to be a function of the theme or user
> settings? I do, and that time is here again!
>
> Devuan already packages another gtk3 fixer package,
> gtk3-nooverlayscroll
> (https://pkginfo.devuan.org/cgi-bin/policy-query.html?c=package&q=gtk3-nooverlayscrollbar),
> so this gtk3-automnemonics would turn this one package into a small
> collection of gtk3 usability packages!
>
> Relevant links include:
> * source by Gord Squash https://github.com/thesquash/sgm
> * dpkg sources on OBS https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:bgstack15/sgm
> * Download from OBS
> https://software.opensuse.org//download.html?project=home%3Abgstack15&package=gtk3-automnemonics
>
> Let me know what you think about seeing this in the Ceres repository!


:+1: for giving users a clue as to what key combination shortcuts the
focus-based navigation.

Hope this helps,
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