Feature: Add access keys to the context menu

[chaoscreater]

What's the Problem?

In normal Windows 10 Explorer, you can right click and press an Access Key shortcut on your keyboard to open certain menus.

For example, right click in blank space or right lcick on file/folder and press:

• 'R' key to open up file/folder Properties menu
• 'D' key to delete file/folder
  etc...

Those are not currently supported in Files.

You can check out what Access Keys shortcuts are available by toggling this setting:

You can see the underlined letter when you right click:

Solution/Idea

Add Access Keys shortcut support.

Alternatives

no alternatives at the moment.

Priorities

Capability	Priority
This proposal will allow developers to accomplish W	Must
This proposal will allow end users to accomplish X	Should
This proposal will allow developers to accomplish Y	Could
This proposal will allow end users to accomplish Z	Won't

Files Version

Version: 2.0.34.0

Windows Version

Windows 10 21H2 Build 19044.1348

Comments

No response

[yaira2]

@winston-de does the command bar flyout support access keys?

[chaoscreater]

I'm assuming you mean this?

Then no, it doesn't and that is exactly the issue. Right click in normal Explorer.exe and then press an access key should trigger something (e.g. open file/folder properties with 'R' key). Right click in Files and then press an access key does not trigger anything.

[winston-de]

They do work, but the UI isn't great For example, the access key is not underlined like a they are in explorer. The access key also only shows and works when you press alt, and will only show for the part of the CommandBarFlyout that is focused (primary or secondary bar).

We could probably make our own implementation that underlines the letter and listens for key press events to trigger the action.