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# Background
WebView2 has `ICoreWebView2AcceleratorKeyPressedEventArgs` for the
`CoreWebView2Controller.AcceleratorKeyPressed` event. We have been asked to extend this API so
that developers can indicate that they would like the browser to handle or skip a specific
browser accelerator key.

In this document we describe the updated API. We'd appreciate your feedback.

# Description
We propose extending the `ICoreWebView2AcceleratorKeyPressedEventArgs` with a new
`IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` property to allow developers to control whether the browser
handles accelerator keys such as Ctrl+P or F3, etc.

# Examples
## C++

``` cpp
EventRegistrationToken m_acceleratorKeyPressedToken = {};

wil::com_ptr<ICoreWebView2Controller> m_controller;
wil::com_ptr<ICoreWebView2> m_webView;
wil::com_ptr<ICoreWebView2Settings3> m_settings3;

void MyWebView::InitializeAcceleratorHandling()
{
wil::com_ptr<ICoreWebView2Settings> settings;
CHECK_FAILURE(m_webView->get_Settings(&settings));
m_settings3 = settings.try_query<ICoreWebView2Settings3>();
if (m_setting3)
{
// Disable all browser accelerator keys. The default value for the
// `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` property is set to the current value of this
// setting. Changing this setting to `false` will change the default setting for
// IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled to `false`.
CHECK_FAILURE(m_settings3->put_AreBrowserAcceleratorKeysEnabled(FALSE));
// Register a handler for the CoreWebView2Controller.AcceleratorKeyPressed event.
CHECK_FAILURE(m_controller->add_AcceleratorKeyPressed(
Callback<ICoreWebView2AcceleratorKeyPressedEventHandler>(
[this](
ICoreWebView2Controller* sender,
ICoreWebView2AcceleratorKeyPressedEventArgs* args) -> HRESULT
{
COREWEBVIEW2_KEY_EVENT_KIND kind;
CHECK_FAILURE(args->get_KeyEventKind(&kind));
// We only care about key down events.
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if (kind == COREWEBVIEW2_KEY_EVENT_KIND_KEY_DOWN ||
kind == COREWEBVIEW2_KEY_EVENT_KIND_SYSTEM_KEY_DOWN)
{
UINT key;
CHECK_FAILURE(args->get_VirtualKey(&key));

wil::com_ptr<ICoreWebView2AcceleratorKeyPressedEventArgs2>
args2;

args->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&args2));
if (args2)
{
if (key == VK_F7)
{
// Allow the browser to process F7 key
CHECK_FAILURE(args2->put_IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled(TRUE));
}
}
}
return S_OK;
})
.Get(),
&m_acceleratorKeyPressedToken));

}
}
```

## C#
```c#
CoreWebView2Settings _webViewSettings = webView.CoreWebView2.Settings;
// All browser accelerator keys are disabled with this setting. The default value for the
// `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` property is set to the current value of this setting.
// Changing this setting to `false` will change the default setting for
// IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled to `false`
_webViewSettings.AreBrowserAcceleratorKeysEnabled = false;

webView.CoreWebView2.AcceleratorKeyPressed += WebView2Controller_AcceleratorKeyPressed;

void WebView2Controller_AcceleratorKeyPressed(object sender, CoreWebView2AcceleratorKeyPressedEventArgs e)
{
switch (e.KeyEventKind)
{
case CoreWebView2KeyEventKind.KeyDown:
case CoreWebView2KeyEventKind.SystemKeyDown:
{
// Allow the browser to process F7 key
if (e.VirtualKey == Key.F7)
{
e.IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled = true;
}
break;
}

}
}

```

# Remarks
The `CoreWebView2Settings.AreBrowserAcceleratorKeysEnabled` API is a convenient setting
for developers to disable all the browser accelerator keys together. This setting also sets the
default value for the `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` property.
By default, `CoreWebView2Settings.AreBrowserAcceleratorKeysEnabled` is `TRUE` and
`IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` is `TRUE`.
When developers change `CoreWebView2Settings.AreBrowserAcceleratorKeysEnabled` setting to `FALSE`,
this will change default value for `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` to `FALSE`.
If developers want specific keys to be handled by the browser after changing the
`CoreWebView2Settings.AreBrowserAcceleratorKeysEnabled` setting to `FALSE`, they need to enable
these keys by setting `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` to `TRUE`.
This API will give the event arg higher priority over the
`CoreWebView2Settings.AreBrowserAcceleratorKeysEnabled` setting when we handle the keys.

The `CoreWebView2Controller.AcceleratorKeyPressed` event is raised any time an accelerator key
is pressed, regardless of whether accelerator keys are enabled or not.

For browser accelerator keys, when an accelerator key is pressed, the propagation and
processing order is:
1. A CoreWebView2Controller.AcceleratorKeyPressed event is raised
1. WebView2 browser feature accelerator key handling
1. Web Content Handling: If the key combination isn't reserved for browser actions,
the key event propagates to the web content, where JavaScript event listeners can
capture and respond to it.

`ICoreWebView2AcceleratorKeyPressedEventArgs` has a `Handled` property, that developers
can use to mark a key as handled. When the key is marked as handled anywhere along
the path, the event propagation stops, and web content will not receive the key.

With `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` property, if developers mark
`IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` as `FALSE`, the browser will skip the WebView2
browser feature accelerator key handling process, but the event propagation
continues, and web content will receive the key combination.
This property does not disable accelerator keys related to movement and text editing,
such as:
- Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down
- Ctrl-X, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V
- Ctrl-A for Select All
- Ctrl-Z for Undo

# API Details
## C++
```
/// This is a continuation of the ICoreWebView2AcceleratorKeyPressedEventArgs interface.
[uuid(45238725-3774-4cfe-931f-7985a1b5866f), object, pointer_default(unique)]
interface ICoreWebView2AcceleratorKeyPressedEventArgs2 : ICoreWebView2AcceleratorKeyPressedEventArgs {
/// This property allows developers to enable or disable the browser from handling a specific
/// browser accelerator key such as Ctrl+P or F3, etc.
///
/// Browser accelerator keys are the keys/key combinations that access features specific to
/// a web browser, including but not limited to:
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/// - Ctrl-F and F3 for Find on Page
/// - Ctrl-P for Print
/// - Ctrl-R and F5 for Reload
/// - Ctrl-Plus and Ctrl-Minus for zooming
/// - Ctrl-Shift-C and F12 for DevTools
/// - Special keys for browser functions, such as Back, Forward, and Search
///
/// This property does not disable accelerator keys related to movement and text editing,
/// such as:
/// - Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down
/// - Ctrl-X, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V
/// - Ctrl-A for Select All
/// - Ctrl-Z for Undo
///
/// The `CoreWebView2Settings.AreBrowserAcceleratorKeysEnabled` API is a convenient setting
/// for developers to disable all the browser accelerator keys together, and sets the default
/// value for the `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` property.
/// By default, `CoreWebView2Settings.AreBrowserAcceleratorKeysEnabled` is `TRUE` and
/// `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` is `TRUE`.
/// When developers change `CoreWebView2Settings.AreBrowserAcceleratorKeysEnabled` setting to `FALSE`,
/// this will change default value for `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` to `FALSE`.
/// If developers want specific keys to be handled by the browser after changing the
/// `CoreWebView2Settings.AreBrowserAcceleratorKeysEnabled` setting to `FALSE`, they need to enable
/// these keys by setting `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` to `TRUE`.
/// This API will give the event arg higher priority over the
/// `CoreWebView2Settings.AreBrowserAcceleratorKeysEnabled` setting when we handle the keys.
///
/// For browser accelerator keys, when an accelerator key is pressed, the propagation and
/// processing order is:
/// 1. A CoreWebView2Controller.AcceleratorKeyPressed event is raised
/// 2. WebView2 browser feature accelerator key handling
/// 3. Web Content Handling: If the key combination isn't reserved for browser actions,
/// the key event propagates to the web content, where JavaScript event listeners can
/// capture and respond to it.
///
/// `ICoreWebView2AcceleratorKeyPressedEventArgs` has a `Handled` property, that developers
/// can use to mark a key as handled. When the key is marked as handled anywhere along
/// the path, the event propagation stops, and web content will not receive the key.
/// With `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` property, if developers mark
/// `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` as `FALSE`, the browser will skip the WebView2
/// browser feature accelerator key handling process, but the event propagation
/// continues, and web content will receive the key combination.

/// \snippet ScenarioAcceleratorKeyPressed.cpp
/// Gets the `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` property.
[propget] HRESULT IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled([out, retval] BOOL* value);

/// Sets the `IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled` property.
[propput] HRESULT IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled([in] BOOL value);
}
```

## C#
```c#
namespace Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core
{
runtimeclass CoreWebView2AcceleratorKeyPressedEventArgs
{
Boolean IsBrowserAcceleratorKeyEnabled { get; set; };
}

}
```