microsoft / microsoft/calculator
Alt+Left to get back from settings page
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Enhancement
- Dominant language
- C#
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Description
Currently, only Windows+Backspace keyboard shortcut (SystemNavigationManager) works to go back. Please add Alt+Left as well as a shortcut which all standard apps use (including the new Notepad's settings page).
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the settings page navigation and the existing SystemNavigationManager handling for the Windows+Backspace shortcut. Trace how that navigation is wired, add the equivalent Alt+Left behavior, and verify that Alt+Left returns from settings as standard Windows apps do.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100