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(In reply to Alessandro Castellani (:aleca) from comment #20)
> So, what should we do with this patch?
> 
> **Magnus' proposal:** Use `Alt+*` for the shortcuts to keep it consistent with the accesskeys.

Alt+* = Access keys, which forces these "shortcuts" to be localized:
- transition from gmail to TB made harder
- they will end up different on every localization (imo, that's a disadvantage here)
- which is a nightmare for support and documentation, and *not* helpful for enterprise deployment.
- localization can break these keys easily (e.g. by not translating them, or overlooking duplicates)
- choose between breaking main menu access keys/other access keys OR using unintuitive access keys here
- furthermore, I would not introduce more important Alt+* access keys at this time as we might have to disbandon those if we switch to browser's Alt+Shift+* access keys.
- less convenient on the keyboard

> **Thomas' proposal:** Use `Ctrl+Shift+*`  for the shortcuts to emulate the Gmail implementation.

Ctrl+Shift+* = Shortcut keys. That will de facto (by Mozilla tradition) make these "shortcuts" internationally the same (typically not localized):
- transition from gmail to TB made easy
- easy for support and documentation, and helpful for enterprise deployment.
- localization typically won't break these as they won't touch them
- cannot break main menu access keys / other access keys or vice versa (as they are under developers' control)
- reasonably intuitive internationally
- does not affect localized access key design
- relatively convenient to use because both modifiers are on the outer left edge on the keyboard, allowing a very controlled double-handed usage without twisting your hands or risk of errors.

(In reply to Alessandro Castellani (:aleca) from comment #20)
> So, what should we do with this patch?
> 
> **Magnus' proposal:** Use `Alt+*` for the shortcuts to keep it consistent with the accesskeys.

Alt+* = Access keys, which forces these "shortcuts" to be localized:
- they will end up different on every localization (imo, that's a disadvantage here)
- which is a nightmare for support and documentation, and *not* helpful for enterprise deployment.
- localization can break these keys easily (e.g. by not translating them, or overlooking duplicates)
- choose between breaking main menu access keys/other access keys OR using unintuitive access keys here
- furthermore, I would not introduce more important Alt+* access keys at this time as we might have to disbandon those if we switch to browser's Alt+Shift+* access keys.
- less convenient on the keyboard
- transition from gmail to TB made harder

> **Thomas' proposal:** Use `Ctrl+Shift+*`  for the shortcuts to emulate the Gmail implementation.

Ctrl+Shift+* = Shortcut keys. That will de facto (by Mozilla tradition) make these "shortcuts" internationally the same (typically not localized):
- easy for support and documentation, and helpful for enterprise deployment.
- localization typically won't break these as they won't touch them
- cannot break main menu access keys / other access keys or vice versa (as they are under developers' control)
- reasonably intuitive internationally
- does not affect localized access key design
- relatively convenient to use because both modifiers are on the outer left edge on the keyboard, allowing a very controlled double-handed usage without twisting your hands or risk of errors.
- transition from gmail to TB made easy