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They had me until:

> This means when the key combination is alt+/, the shortcut should be triggered when a german layout user presses alt+shift+7.

No way. I want to press alt+dash, which is in the same place as alt+/ on a US keyboard. Pressing alt+shift+7 is the equivalent of Lee-Harvey-Oswald-grade marksmanship on a keyboard.



The problem is, most people will not know that alt+dash is an alternative for alt+/ with their layout. Also, it does not actually work with all browsers and operating systems. Try to use dash as a replacement for / in Firefox and you will be disappointed.

However, developers defining and documenting alt+/ as an alternative for alt+/ when registering the binding would indeed be a fine solution.




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