Bug 158053

Summary:	Visual feedback of sticky keys please
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	Mike <mike>
Component:	kcm_accessibility	Assignee:	Gunnar Schmidt <gunnar>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	amantia, chaofeng111, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kdeplasma-addons/-/commit/3d22217681bd412ab93204409017fe528cea4df1	Version Fixed In:	6.3.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Mike 2008-02-19 16:29:03 UTC

Version:            (using Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources
OS:                Linux

Please add some sort of visual feedback as a popup so that you can see the status of stuck keys.  I have just spent 3 days wondering why all my applications are behaving strangely.

I mean something which always appears on top of the screen rather than the initial warning about sticky keys being activated.

Comment 1 FiNeX 2008-02-20 13:38:23 UTC

What do you mean with "sticky  keys" ?

Comment 2 Mike 2008-02-20 14:15:21 UTC

System Settings -> Accessibility -> Modifier keys

It would be nice if there could be a small icon in the corner of the screen when the key is stuck.

Comment 3 András Manţia 2018-12-07 20:27:55 UTC

Not exactly an indicator, but it is possible to configure a notification message for Plasma:
System Settings -> Accessibility -> Modifier keys
Enable Use Plasma's notification mechanism for modifier or locking key state changes
Click Configure Notifications and make sure the "A modifier key has been locked" notification has a Show a message in a popup enabled (should be by default).

Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2024-07-16 19:51:38 UTC

A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kdeplasma-addons/-/merge_requests/604

Comment 5 Nicolas Fella 2024-11-04 13:47:19 UTC

Git commit 3d22217681bd412ab93204409017fe528cea4df1 by Nicolas Fella.
Committed on 04/11/2024 at 13:33.
Pushed by nicolasfella into branch 'master'.

[applets/keyboardindicator] Show when modifiers are latched/locked

This indicates whether modifiers are latched/locked when using sticky keys in an unobtrusive manner

This is useful to know which state the keys are in, which is important when using them to avoid surprises and mistyping
Related: bug 444335

M  +61   -4    applets/keyboardindicator/contents/ui/main.qml

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kdeplasma-addons/-/commit/3d22217681bd412ab93204409017fe528cea4df1