Bug 387163

Summary:	Alt+key assignments missing or not properly working
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	Craig Denman <craig.a.denman>
Component:	application	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	17.04.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Kubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Craig Denman 2017-11-20 18:34:24 UTC

Every menu has a properly underlined Alt+key assignment (including About mini app) but most key assignment do not work -- some do. For example, Exit works with its Alt+key assignment but is erroneously labelled as Ctrl+key, which does not work.

This is not just a problem in Kate but most KDE apps -- for example, check out Muon Package Manager.

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2017-11-29 17:36:30 UTC

Menus are a bit special: They show the shortcuts you can use _instead_ of opening the menu and selecting an entry there.

The underlined accelerators in menus are special, too: They work _without_ the Alt key when the menu is open.

While this is confusing and different from non-menu widgets, we cannot change it. You would have to talk to Qt developers if you have an idea how this can be improved. Use https://bugreports.qt.io/ or use a Qt developer forum first.