Bug 343421

Summary: Ability to set mouse wheel as global shortcut component
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: 3.14159265 <mp3.1415>
Component: kcm_khotkeysAssignee: Michael Jansen <kde>
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED    
Severity: wishlist CC: ashark, justin.zobel, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.20.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Kubuntu   
OS: Linux   
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Description 3.14159265 2015-01-27 23:03:00 UTC 
After upgrade to plasma 5 i'm no longer able to set mouse wheel as a part of global shortcut. Before upgrade i used to have shrotcuts such as Alt + mouse wheel up.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. In system settings/ shortcuts/global shortcuts chose  one comand
2. click custom
3. hold Alt/Ctrl/Shift and move mouse wheel up or down

Actual Results:  
Whole window scrolls

Expected Results:  
mouse wheel is added as a part of the shortcut
Comment 1 Justin Zobel 2020-11-12 00:25:47 UTC 
Confirmed on KDE Neon Unstable.
Comment 2 Andrew Shark 2023-08-07 13:15:19 UTC 
Do we want to allow it just as a component (treat it like a symbol), or do we want to allow it only as standalone mouse shortcut? In other words, do we want such shortcuts: `Meta + D + Wheel Up`? I guess no.

In this case, I think we can close this, considering Bug 473109 superseeds this. It asks for any generic mouse shortcut (not just with wheel). And it assumes mouse shortcut is a standalone type of shortcut, so there could not be such shortcut  `Meta + D + Wheel Up` (mixes modifiers + keysym + mouse button).
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2024-03-04 19:41:51 UTC 
As announced in https://pointieststick.com/2023/07/26/what-we-plan-to-remove-in-plasma-6/ and https://community.kde.org/Plasma/Plasma_6#Removals, I'm afraid KHotKeys has reached end-of-life in Plasma 6. Accordingly, all bug reports and feature requests for it must be closed now.

Most of what KHotKeys could do can already be done with the newer KGlobalAccel system in Plasma 6. A few features such as mouse gestures and triggering conditions based on changes to window states are not yet implemented in the new system. These will be added in the future if and when resources materialize for them, and/or when a kind soul submits patches to implement them! :) Meanwhile, the 3rd-party "Mouse Actions" app (https://github.com/jersou/mouse-actions) may be usable for implementing your own mouse gestures again.

Thanks for your understanding, everyone.