Bug 261296

Summary: Meta+Shift+Tab shortcut key combination does not work.
Product: [Unmaintained] khotkeys Reporter: oncelacar
Component: generalAssignee: Michael Jansen <kde>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: PiSi Linux   
OS: Linux   
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Description oncelacar 2010-12-26 15:57:12 UTC 
Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.4.5) 
OS:                Linux

When the Meta+Shift+Tab key combination is registered as a keyboard shortcut, it gets listed under the relevant application's shortcuts (either as an application starter or as virtual desktop change command). However khotkeys (or maybe kwin, I'm not sure) apparently doesn't even receive it. This can be seen by watching the current window: Meta+Shift+Tab switches the focus to the previous field, just as would be expected from Shift+Tab if no shortcuts were assigned.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to KDE settings and pick "Keyboard and Mouse"

2. Under "General Keyboard Shortcuts", select any application and assign Meta+Shift+Tab to have any function you wish

3. Now when you try the shortcut combination, watch the focus indicator on your current window (if exists, together with multiple fields) stepping back.

Actual Results:  
The action associated with the shortcut is not triggered, instead the current window receives a Shift+Tab keystroke.

Expected Results:  
The shortcut should trigger the registered action instead.
Comment 1 Simon Persson 2011-06-29 04:14:14 UTC 
Git commit 6026c3a32056bdbae6964e25abf712870edf5aac by Simon Persson.
Committed on 29/06/2011 at 05:10.
Pushed by persson into branch 'master'.

Make global shortcuts involving shift+tab work

When entering (ctrl,alt,meta)+shift+tab as a new shortcut
KKeySequenceWidget gets "backtab" as the key pressed but records "tab".
kglobalaccel gets the keypress event as "backtab" which is correct but
only triggers shortcuts with "backtab" in them and such shortcuts are
not possible for the user to enter.

This commit makes kglobalaccel look for both tab and backtab when
triggered, same as Qt does. By triggering on both it also avoids
breaking peoples alt+shift+tab on upgrade.

BUG: 174142
BUG: 258467
BUG: 261296
BUG: 274006
CCMAIL: kde@michael-jansen.biz
REVIEW: 101523

M  +19   -2    kglobalaccel/globalshortcutcontext.cpp     

http://commits.kde.org/kde-runtime/6026c3a32056bdbae6964e25abf712870edf5aac