Pain point · UI & usability · Blocks work
Keyboard shortcuts break on non-QWERTY layouts
1 source thread · first seen 2018-08
Summary
Shortcuts are bound to physical key positions, so on alternative layouts Ctrl+V triggers file upload instead of paste.
- Affects
- users with non-QWERTY keyboard layouts
- Workaround
- A hardened Firefox profile that hides key codes avoids it
Evidence
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“Keyboard shortcuts seem to ignore the actual layout”