[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #65029: Trac Ticket: Keyboard Shortcut to Toggle Toolbar on Frontend

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#65029: Trac Ticket: Keyboard Shortcut to Toggle Toolbar on Frontend
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 Reporter:  apermo       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Toolbar      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch    |     Focuses:
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Comment (by apermo):

 Update: Shortcut changed from access+w to Ctrl+Shift+F

 After further analysis, the initially proposed access+w shortcut
 (Ctrl+Option+W on Mac / Alt+Shift+W on Windows) has been replaced with
 Ctrl+Shift+F — unified across all platforms.

 TL;DR of dead ends:

 - access+w (Ctrl+Option / Alt+Shift): Ctrl+Option on macOS is the default
 modifier for the temporary accessibility Display zoom feature. Which is as
 inconvenience, as there are Developers using the feature to temporarily
 magnify their work. I do, and it's a gem I regularly share.
 - Ctrl+Shift+H ("H for Hide"): Firefox uses Ctrl+Shift+H for the History
 sidebar.
 - primaryShift+\ (reuse Gutenberg's distraction-free shortcut): \ is not
 directly accessible on non-US keyboard layouts — e.g. on German keyboards
 it requires Alt+Shift+7 on Mac or AltGr+ß on Windows, making the combo
 effectively unusable.

 Why Ctrl+Shift+F:

 - Free across all major browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) on all
 platforms
 - Works on every keyboard layout (letter key, no special characters)
 - Follows the ctrlShift modifier pattern already established in WordPress
 for region navigation (`Ctrl+Shift+``)
 - Same physical keys on Mac, Windows, and Linux — no per-platform
 branching
 - "F" for "Frontend view" as mnemonic
 - Ergonomic single hand use for quick access

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