From f2fba6f9e89fc1a7e15adea88126fd828e27a86a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Damien Elmes <gpg@ankiweb.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:09:32 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Don't restrict answer key shortcuts

Qt seems to handle invalid input gracefully, and the previous approach
prevented things like umlauts or keys with modifiers.

https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/bug-cannot-set-answer-key-to-german-umlaut/37091
---
 qt/aqt/preferences.py | 5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/qt/aqt/preferences.py b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
index f705652d8..b8ddfa3b3 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/preferences.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
                 line_edit.textChanged,
                 functools.partial(self.mw.pm.set_answer_key, ease),
             )
-            line_edit.setValidator(
-                QRegularExpressionValidator(
-                    QRegularExpression(r"^[a-z0-9\]\[=,./;\'\\-]$")
-                )
-            )
             line_edit.setPlaceholderText(tr.preferences_shortcut_placeholder())
 
     def accept(self) -> None: