Bug 436694

Summary:	'When key is held' options
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	T580-arch
Component:	kcm_keyboard	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	butirsky, kde
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.21.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments:	Snip from the system setting

Description T580-arch 2021-05-06 16:08:32 UTC

Created attachment 138192 [details]
Snip from the system setting

SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. System setting 'When a key is held' (seen in the attachment) is brilliant. However, it should have an opt-out or something similar to exclude the backspace and arrow keys. 

If you're willing to answer me, I'd like to know the config file location and the name of it, so probably I could manage it by myself. 
My email: T580-Arch@tutanota.com

Thx for your magnificient job in everything you've done and do!

 

OBSERVED RESULT


EXPECTED RESULT


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch linux
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KDE Plasma Version: Plasma 5.21.4 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 David Edmundson 2021-05-07 10:12:37 UTC

I'm afraid it's not done at a Plasma level.

Clients get know the key repeat rate through xkb (or 0 for disable), and they get events when the key goes down and up.

Which means you would need to change every client in order to have the proposed behaviour, which is somewhat unfeasible.

If you want the code, you'd have to look in the qtbase/plugins/platforms/xcb and qtwayland/client and gtk/gdk/x11  gtk/gdk/wayland and so on.

and then invent a new way of communicating your new setting.