Bug 168594 - Can't navigate special-char menubutton-dialog using arrow keys
Summary: Can't navigate special-char menubutton-dialog using arrow keys
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
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unspecified
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Keywords: accessibility
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Blocks: Special-Character
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Reported: 2025-09-28 22:26 UTC by Eyal Rozenberg
Modified: 2025-09-29 09:12 UTC (History)
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Description Eyal Rozenberg 2025-09-28 22:26:18 UTC 
If I press the arrow button part of the special char toolbar button - a mini-dialog expands.

It would be nice if one could navigate this dialog using the keyboard, specifically the arrow keys, rather than just the mouse.
Comment 1 Eyal Rozenberg 2025-09-28 22:30:55 UTC 
Observed with:

Version: 26.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 432930279b5d2791efadf5d602fb426c59d10a48
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.12; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-IL (en_IL); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded

also with the QT5 VCL.
Comment 2 V Stuart Foote 2025-09-29 00:41:32 UTC 
The <Tab> and <Shift><Tab> work for keyboard movements on Windows builds.

Does feel odd that Cursor (U,D,L,R) don't control these split-button items.
Comment 3 Heiko Tietze 2025-09-29 08:22:59 UTC 
Tab works with 

Version: 25.8.1.1 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 580(Build:1)
CPU threads: 32; OS: Linux 6.16; UI render: default; VCL: kf6 (cairo+xcb)
Locale: de-DE (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
25.8.1-3
Calc: threaded
Comment 4 Eyal Rozenberg 2025-09-29 08:34:18 UTC 
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #3)

So, I understand you can confirm that the arrow keys don't work? :-(
Comment 5 Heiko Tietze 2025-09-29 08:55:42 UTC 
I cannot confirm the issue "Can't navigate special-char menubutton-dialog using the keyboard" (but yes, while the arrow keys work in the dialog they doesn't for the widget).
Comment 6 Eyal Rozenberg 2025-09-29 09:00:22 UTC 
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #5)

Changed the title; how about now?