Bug 477314

Summary:	Ctrl+Alt+F11 freezes the GUI and the shortcut isn't listed in the System Settings
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Dan Dascalescu <ddascalescu+kde>
Component:	generic-crash	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	fanzhuyifan
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.27.8
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Dan Dascalescu 2023-11-21 05:44:26 UTC

I was trying to use my IDE's shortcut for showing bookmarks, Ctrl+Alt+F11, and instead noticed that KDE had frozen. After fumbling with the keyboard without any feedback from the OS, the system ended up rebooting into grub. This is a regression, because Ctrl+Alt+F11 worked as intended about a month ago (showing bookmarks in WebStorm).

I don't quite understand the point of Ctrl+Alt+F11 nowadays (https://askubuntu.com/a/280687/116961), but it would be nice to be able to remove that shortcut, as I have more interest in using my IDEs bookmarks than in freezing the desktop. However, it's not listed in System Settings -> Shortcuts when I type "F11".


Operating System: Fedora Linux 38
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.8
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.110.0
Qt Version: 5.15.10
Kernel Version: 6.5.6-200.fc38.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

Comment 1 Dan Dascalescu 2023-11-21 06:00:59 UTC

Correction: this may not be a regression. The bookmark shortcut in my IDE was Ctr+Shift+F11. Still, Ctrl+Alt+F11 is too easy to press accidentally compared to its destructive effect.

Comment 2 fanzhuyifan 2023-11-21 18:43:16 UTC

Ctrl-Alt-Fx are used to switch to virtual consoles. It is not destructive -- you can get back to the GUI with either Ctrl-Alt-F1 or Ctrl-Alt-F2. Nowadays it is still useful for doing system admin stuff when the graphical environment stops working.

Comment 3 Dan Dascalescu 2023-11-21 19:00:08 UTC

(In reply to fanzhuyifan from comment #2)
> Ctrl-Alt-Fx are used to switch to virtual consoles.

I don't see any visual feedback after pressing Ctrl+Alt+F11, other than the mouse cursor freezing. Is this expected?

Comment 4 fanzhuyifan 2023-11-21 19:30:23 UTC

(In reply to Dan Dascalescu from comment #3)
> (In reply to fanzhuyifan from comment #2)
> > Ctrl-Alt-Fx are used to switch to virtual consoles.
> 
> I don't see any visual feedback after pressing Ctrl+Alt+F11, other than the
> mouse cursor freezing. Is this expected?

If you have virtual consoles configured, you should see a login prompt. What happens when you do Ctrl+Alt+F3/F4? Do you see a login prompt then?

I am not sure what the expected behavior is when you try to switch to a virtual console that is not configured. For me when I do that I see a blinking cursor on a black screen.