Bug 368178

Summary: What is "Backtab"?
Product: [Plasma] kwin Reporter: Dan Dascalescu <ddascalescu+kde>
Component: generalAssignee: KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Description Dan Dascalescu 2016-09-03 08:45:02 UTC
The configuration dialog for the Task Switch mentions a key called "Backtab".

Reproducible: Always




The key combo for switching back among windows is simply Alt+Shift+Tab, not Alt+Shift+Backtab.
Comment 1 Dan Dascalescu 2016-09-03 08:45:26 UTC
Created attachment 100906 [details]
Please replace "Backtab" with "Tab"
Comment 2 Martin Flöser 2016-09-04 08:10:56 UTC
The component is provided by Qt and also the naming of the key is provided by Qt. This is nothing we can change in our software.
Comment 3 Dan Dascalescu 2016-09-04 08:53:52 UTC
Alright, where should we file this bug against Qt?
Comment 4 Martin Flöser 2016-09-04 20:18:07 UTC
(In reply to Dan Dascalescu from comment #3)
> Alright, where should we file this bug against Qt?

I'm totally honest now: I don't think you need to report that. It won't be changed. The name of the key is backtab. It's a deliberate decision to call it like that. This won't be changed for all of Qt.
Comment 5 Dan Dascalescu 2016-09-05 05:05:43 UTC
OK, no problem.

For my own information, what key is actually "Backtab"? Is it something on German keyboard layouts maybe? I don't see any "Backtab" at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/ANSI_Keyboard_Layout_Diagram_with_Form_Factor.svg/2000px-ANSI_Keyboard_Layout_Diagram_with_Form_Factor.svg.png
Comment 6 Martin Flöser 2016-09-05 09:48:41 UTC
Tab is the arrow to the right, backtab is the arrow to the left. It's normally the same key, just with Shift it becomes backtab.
Comment 7 Dan Dascalescu 2016-09-07 19:00:19 UTC
> backtab is the arrow to the left. It's normally the same key, just with Shift it becomes backtab.

Then the dialog should say "Alt+Backtab", not "Alt+Shift+Backtab", which means "Alt+Shift+Shift+Tab".

Or it could just be sane and say "Alt+Shift+Tab".