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Pressing Alt underlines English capital letters even in localized words

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#6,820 opened on Oct 12, 2017

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Component: IDEHelp wantedIDE 1.9.x BetaLocalizationType: Bug

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As the title suggests when you press Alt in the editor it underlines the English capital letters not the local ones. This is true in Arduino IDE 1.8.4 and 1.9

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Research direction
Investigate the mnemonic/accelerator handling in the UI components. Check how Alt key triggers underlining of mnemonics and ensure that localized strings use the correct character for the mnemonic.
Tech stack
java
Domain
accessibilityinternationalization
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Java
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65