[ALT GR] [E] shortcut (ALT GR is the right ALT)

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  etherlord87 · Member · Apr 21, 2016 at 9:43 am

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  I’m trying to type polish letter ę (‘LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH OGONEK’) which by default is typed on ‘polish programmers’ keyboard’ by the shortcut [ALT GR] + [E]. However, since recently, it stopped working in WordPress editor.

  It’s not an issue with a font, because:
  – other polish characters can be typed normally: żółć śą źń ŻÓŁĆ ĘŚĄ ŹŃ
  – as seen above, [ALT GR] + [SHIFT] +[E] works properly, giving ‘LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH OGONEK’ or Ę
  – turning caps-lock ON and pressing [ALT GR] + [SHIFT] +[E] works correctly, giving ę
  – you can also type ę using a dead key technique: [~], [E]

  Unfortunately the techniques in the last two points are painfully uncomfortable and not widely known by users of Polish.

  I couldn’t find the [ALT] + [E] shortcut in the documentation of WordPress. I don’t see anything happening when I press the combination.

  The combination works properly (inputs the ę) in all textfields except the WYSIWYG editor, e.g. the title or code editor.

  Tested on Windows XP Firefox, Windows 8 Firefox, Windows 10 Firefox and Chrome.

  Is it possible to turn the shortcut off? What does the shortcut do?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  galois · Member · Apr 21, 2016 at 9:49 am

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  What is the URL (https://…) of your site/blog?

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  etherlord87 · Member · Apr 21, 2016 at 12:31 pm

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  I haven’t blogged anything yet, but my sister reported this issue to me, she writes on Magic Travels Around the World

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  etherlord87 · Member · Apr 21, 2016 at 12:32 pm

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  The issue is there both for me and her (on my blog’s admin panel and on her blog’s ap)

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  galois · Member · Apr 21, 2016 at 3:59 pm

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  I tagged this thread with modlook for Staff assistance.
  Be patient while waiting. :)

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  supernovia · Staff · Apr 21, 2016 at 6:13 pm

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  Hi @etherlord87, and thanks @galois for pinging us :)

  @etherlord87, are you using wordpress.com/post or the older editor in wp-admin?

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  galois · Member · Apr 21, 2016 at 6:17 pm

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  @supernovia: you’re welcome. :)

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  etherlord87 · Member · Apr 21, 2016 at 6:22 pm

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  @supernovia The old one, I didn’t even know about the new one; in the latter ‘ę’ works just fine.

  So what’s the problem with the old editor? Was there some update recently which added ALT+E shortcut?

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  digitalmb2b · Member · Apr 22, 2016 at 8:34 am

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  I confirm:
  Right Alt + E combo stopped working recently.
  (it’s crucial for typing in Polish).

  See more about the “Polish programmer keyboard layout” here:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTY#Polish

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  etherlord87 · Member · Apr 22, 2016 at 8:53 am

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  I think it’s worth to note for people not dealing with ALT GR (you would expect a person coding a text editor to do) that [ALT GR] === [CTRL] + [ALT]
  So the problem probably is [CTRL]+[ALT]+[E] shortcut which is also not documented.

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  supernovia · Staff · Apr 24, 2016 at 4:30 am

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  Thanks folks. I’ve reported this for you, and will let you know what we find.

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  supernovia · Staff · Apr 25, 2016 at 3:02 pm

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  One of our amazing developers found and fixed this issue. Please refresh your browsers and try again now, and let us know if you need more help. Cheers!

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  etherlord87 · Member · Apr 25, 2016 at 8:37 pm

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  I can confirm it now works. Thanks for a very fast fix!

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  supernovia · Staff · Apr 25, 2016 at 11:54 pm

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  Perfect, @etherlord87 . Enjoy your week!