STR ( 1) With SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen, open a .odb file; mine was a newly created embedded Firebird database. Program presents main Base window. ( 2) In pane Database, click icon <Tables>. ( 3) In pane Tasks, click "Create Table in Design View...". Program presents window "... Table Design". ( 4) Type "<Alt>+F". Program opens File menu. ( 5) Type "<Esc>". Program closes File menu. ( 6) Click in first cell of the data grid. ( 7) Type "thing <tab> int <tab> <tab>". The caret is in first column of second row of the data grid. ( 8) Type "<Alt>+F". Program opens File menu. ( 9) Type "<Esc>". Program closes File menu. (10) Right-click on the row header to the left of the first row of the data grid. Program presents pop-up menu. (11) Type "<Esc>". Program closes the pop-up menu. (12) Type "<Alt>+F". Expected : Program opens File menu. Observed : No visible result. (13) Type "<Alt>+F". Program opens File menu. (14) Type "<Esc>". Program closes File menu. It is possible to repeat steps (8) and (9) indefinitely. So far, this is as expected. It is possible to repeat steps (12) through (14) indefinitely. Accelerator key "<Alt>+E" and the Edit menu are similarly afflicted. The other menus seem to open as expected. These observations are on a local build of commit b80c2745 (2020-11-17), built and running on debian-buster.
This is set as blocking GTK3 but comment #1 mentions SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen, should comment #1 actually be SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gtk3 ?
(In reply to Caolán McNamara from comment #1) > This is set as blocking GTK3 but comment #1 mentions SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen, > should comment #1 actually be SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gtk3 ? Yes, I meant gtk3.
(In reply to Terrence Enger from comment #0) > (12) Type "<Alt>+F". > > Expected : Program opens File menu. > > Observed : No visible result. No repro. NixOS Version: 7.1.5.2 / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 10(Build:2) CPU threads: 16; OS: Linux 5.13; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Reproduced with GTK3. But not so many steps needed. With cursor in populated field and Field Properties open of Table in Design View, it takes <Alt>+F twice to open File menu. In GEN or KF5 or QT5, 1st <Alt>+F opens Field Format dialog. So that would be the bug with GTK3. <Alt>+E works on 2nd try in GTK3 with cursor in populated field and Field Properties open. Doesn't open Edit menu in GEN and KF5.
With a populated field the widgets in field properties are shown, and e and f are shortcuts there so in the gtk case the alt+f alt+e cycle between the two different options available for the shortcut