SUMMARY The first instance of the trigger hotkey is being skipped in the text output. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Go to System Settings -> Custom Shortcuts -> Edit -> New -> Global Shortcut -> Send Keyboard Input 2. Set the trigger to be Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T 3. Set the action to be "t:e:s:t" without the quotes 4. Apply the changes 5. Test shortcut in a text editor OBSERVED RESULT Output in to text editor is "est". EXPECTED RESULT Output in to text editor is "test". SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.9.16-1-MANJARO KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.2 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.79.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Changing the action to "t:t:e:s:t" gives me "test". If I just change the shortcut to Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S then the input text is "tet". It seems like it is dropping the first occurrence of the key used in the trigger. I previously had a few shortcuts set up that worked fine. It was sometime in the past few weeks that the behavior changed to the current. Overall the custom shortcuts feel inconsistent. I use a shortcut to output my email address. There are many fields on different websites that miss the first few characters of the output. Releasing the hotkeys fast enough can sometimes cause the output to be incorrect. This is probably beyond the scope of this issue but I thought I'd mention it.
Confirmed on: Operating System: Solus 4.2 KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.2 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.79.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2
(In reply to layne.fowler from comment #0) > SUMMARY > The first instance of the trigger hotkey is being skipped in the text output. > > STEPS TO REPRODUCE > 1. Go to System Settings -> Custom Shortcuts -> Edit -> New -> Global > Shortcut -> Send Keyboard Input > 2. Set the trigger to be Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T > 3. Set the action to be "t:e:s:t" without the quotes > 4. Apply the changes > 5. Test shortcut in a text editor > > OBSERVED RESULT > Output in to text editor is "est". > > EXPECTED RESULT > Output in to text editor is "test". > > SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS > Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.9.16-1-MANJARO > KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.2 > KDE Frameworks Version: 5.79.0 > Qt Version: 5.15.2 > > ADDITIONAL INFORMATION > Changing the action to "t:t:e:s:t" gives me "test". If I just change the > shortcut to Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S then the input text is "tet". It seems like it > is dropping the first occurrence of the key used in the trigger. > > I previously had a few shortcuts set up that worked fine. It was sometime in > the past few weeks that the behavior changed to the current. > > Overall the custom shortcuts feel inconsistent. I use a shortcut to output > my email address. There are many fields on different websites that miss the > first few characters of the output. Releasing the hotkeys fast enough can > sometimes cause the output to be incorrect. This is probably beyond the > scope of this issue but I thought I'd mention it. I confirm. I used Meta key to this kind of shortcuts (trigger words) like my recurrent username. When I try to use it blocks the window until press again the Meta key. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Go to System Settings -> Custom Shortcuts -> Edit -> New -> Global Shortcut -> Send Keyboard Input 2. Set the trigger to be Meta+V 3. Set the action to be "v:m:o:r:e:n:o" without the quotes 4. Apply the changes 5. Test shortcut in a text editor OBSERVED RESULT Output in to text editor or other text field is "morenomarin" and blocks the window until press again only Meta key. EXPECTED RESULT Output in to text editor or other text field is "vmorenomarin". SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: KDE neon Testing Edition KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.81.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 Kernel Version: 5.4.0-67-generic OS Type: 64-bit Graphics Platform: X11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This behavior appears since Plasma 5.20.9 (beta).
As announced in https://pointieststick.com/2023/07/26/what-we-plan-to-remove-in-plasma-6/ and https://community.kde.org/Plasma/Plasma_6#Removals, I'm afraid KHotKeys has reached end-of-life in Plasma 6. Accordingly, all bug reports and feature requests for it must be closed now. Most of what KHotKeys could do can already be done with the newer KGlobalAccel system in Plasma 6. A few features such as mouse gestures and triggering conditions based on changes to window states are not yet implemented in the new system. These will be added in the future if and when resources materialize for them, and/or when a kind soul submits patches to implement them! :) Meanwhile, the 3rd-party "Mouse Actions" app (https://github.com/jersou/mouse-actions) may be usable for implementing your own mouse gestures again. Thanks for your understanding, everyone.