Ui.key.generalAccessKey

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is ui.key.generalAccessKey.

This article describes the preference ui.key.generalAccessKey. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

1 Background
2 Possible values and their effects
- 2.1 -1
- 2.2 0
- 2.3 17
- 2.4 18
- 2.5 (Other)
3 First checked in
4 Has an effect in
5 Related bugs
6 Related preferences
7 External links

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Background

The key used to focus/activate various elements in Mozilla is determined by this preference. Until very recently, this preference affected both chrome and content-area elements.

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Possible values and their effects

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-1

Use ui.key.chromeAccess as the access key for chrome-area elements and ui.key.contentAccess as the access key for content-area elements. (Default in recent builds)

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0

Disable the access key.

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17

Use the "Ctrl" key as the access key. (Default in Mac OS X)

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18

Use the "Alt" key as the access key. (Default in Windows)

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(Other)

All possible values are defined in nsIDOMKeyEvent.idl, though they are listed there in hex (base 16) — you will need to convert the values to decimal (base 10).

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