Bug 197885

Summary:	Option to add global shortcuts very difficult to find
Product:	[Plasma] khotkeys	Reporter:	Dotan Cohen <kde-2011.08>
Component:	general	Assignee:	System Settings Bugs <sourtooth+ssbugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	tyrerj
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Unspecified
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Dotan Cohen 2009-06-25 21:15:19 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.2.90)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

The user can only find out how to add global shortcuts after rightclicking in a non-obvious place in system settings. This is not The Legend of Zelda, the user cannot be expected to left- and right- click on every possible element to find what he needs. The option for adding global shortcuts should be made more obvious.

I really do not have a solution at the moment, but I am identifying a problem. Either myself or someone else will please post possible solutions in the comments.

Thanks.

Comment 1 James Richard Tyrer 2009-06-26 00:11:02 UTC

This is the proper location for this.  However, it is probably not the 
best choice of titles.  But, that wouldn't be a great issue if the list 
of subtitles was completed.

However, there is a usability issue: there are two places that you can 
set Global Keyboard Shortcuts for KHotKeys.  This is not good from a 
usability point of view.  Also, you cannot add Shortcuts where you 
normally set the keys for them.  :-( 

Suggested solution is to combine: "Input Actions" with "Keyboard & Mouse".

Comment 2 James Richard Tyrer 2009-06-26 09:14:13 UTC

I am advised that there is a right click menu, so I should expand my comments.

Adding additional Global HotKey actions should be moved to: "Mouse & Keyboard".

Perhaps the functionality to add new gesture functions should go in "Accessability" since "Gestures" is already there.

The rest of the functions seem to belong in the "Advanced" section.

The right click menu is not good.  But the major issue is consistency.  Other lists have a way to add and remove items from the list without using a right click menu.  We need a way to do that with new Hot Key and Gesture input actions.

Comment 3 Ben Cooksley 2009-07-14 11:06:56 UTC

Reassigning... I think the Product is correct but the comments and description are not clear on the module in question.

Comment 4 Thomas Lübking 2015-10-17 22:54:39 UTC

There's an "Edit" button below the list (no idea since when)

Comment 5 Thomas Lübking 2015-10-17 22:55:58 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 184940 ***