Open Bug 1689782 Opened 4 years ago Updated 4 years ago

[meta] Add visible affordances when pressing modifier key

Categories

(Firefox :: General, enhancement)

Firefox 87
enhancement

Tracking

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Tracking Status
firefox87 --- affected

People

(Reporter: yoasif, Unassigned)

References

(Depends on 3 open bugs)

Details

(Keywords: meta)

The existing features hidden via modifier keys in Firefox are not very discoverable today if users don't navigate help forums or ask specific questions - eg:

There is precedent in macOS for updating the menu item label to the action that will occur when the modifier key is pressed - it makes the features hidden by modifier keys more discoverable for users that are familiar with the concept.

See:

for documentation of this feature.

These options will also become more usable for people who know that an option exists, but don't necessarily remember the exact modifier key required - especially when multiple modifiers exist (eg. shift and control).

I'll attach additional enhancements blocking this one for some of the features that this would help expose - especially for features already implemented and available.

Depends on: 1689783
Depends on: 1689785
Summary: [meta] Update menu item label when pressing modifier key → [meta] Add visible affordances when pressing modifier key
Component: Menus → General
Depends on: 1690449

The Bugbug bot thinks this bug should belong to the 'Firefox::Bookmarks & History' component, and is moving the bug to that component. Please revert this change in case you think the bot is wrong.

Component: General → Bookmarks & History
Component: Bookmarks & History → General
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