Bug 371323

Summary:	Add GUI configuration option to disable/edit ModifierOnlyShortcuts
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Till Schäfer <till2.schaefer>
Component:	input	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	kde-2011.08, rulatir
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.8.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Gentoo Packages
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Till Schäfer 2016-10-20 14:46:40 UTC

Starting with plasma 5.8, the kickoff menu is opening when pressing the meta button (only). This aligns with many other desktop environments and is therefore nice as a default. However, it should be configurable to enable or disable this feature as it is really annoying when working with many other meta+<key> shortcuts. For example, i have the habit to press the meta key in advance and then just cancel the meta+<key> shortcut, because i want to do something else. In this kickoff pops up and blocks my input from wherever i was working on. I need to press esc (meta only a second time is not working to close kickoff, opposed to regularly assigned shortcuts) to get my original focus back. 


-> Therefore: Please make this feature optional or let one configure the ModifierOnlyKeys such as regular shortcuts.

The only workaround so far seems to use the workaround here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/55udc1/how_do_i_stop_the_meta_key_from_opening_the/d8epzzj

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Martin Flöser 2016-10-20 15:04:30 UTC

This is configurable as shown in the link. To reiterate:

open ~/.config/kwinrc in a text editor, add the following:
[ModifierOnlyShortcuts]
Meta=

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At the moment we do not have any plans to expose this through a GUI interface.

Comment 2 Till Schäfer 2016-10-20 15:27:26 UTC

So why is this different from regular keys (from a user point of perspective, not the technically one)? Typically, KDE allows the configuration of shortcuts and it is nice to have them adjustable. 

The meta key is also destructive in games, when you accidentally hit the meta key and the whole game minimizes. 

-> i would like to keep this bug open as a wish...

Comment 3 Martin Flöser 2016-10-20 15:51:39 UTC

sorry gui is currently not planed. We cannot merge it together with "normal" global shortcuts as they are implemented technically different. At the moment we don't plan to add a gui for it. We think it's not needed.

Comment 4 Christoph Feck 2017-03-01 14:50:29 UTC

*** Bug 376363 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5 Christoph Feck 2017-06-21 14:56:52 UTC

*** Bug 380888 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***