Bug 438959 - Alt+<key> shortcuts are occasionally inconsistent in Kickoff
Summary: Alt+<key> shortcuts are occasionally inconsistent in Kickoff
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Application Launcher (Kickoff) (show other bugs)
Version: 5.22.1
Platform: Manjaro Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: David Edmundson
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Keywords:
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Reported: 2021-06-20 18:01 UTC by Timothy Palpant
Modified: 2021-07-23 16:22 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

See Also:
Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/commit/9d9c4f169ed424e976636a6d5fa23c7a1e40576b
Version Fixed In: 5.23

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Unusual alt-<key> shortcuts (103.21 KB, image/png)
2021-06-20 18:01 UTC, Timothy Palpant 		Details
Normal Alt+<key> shortcuts (101.47 KB, image/png)
2021-06-20 18:02 UTC, Timothy Palpant 		Details
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Description Timothy Palpant 2021-06-20 18:01:49 UTC 
Created attachment 139551 [details]
Unusual alt-<key> shortcuts

I navigate Kickoff using Alt+<key> keyboard shortcuts. For example, to trigger shutdown, I can use Alt+h in the menu. Occasionally, the letters corresponding to each item are inconsistent. For example, shutdown will be Alt+u. I haven't been able to determine what causes it--I have not changed any favorites or other menu items.

I realize this may not be a "bug" if it is not expected for these shortcuts to be consistent, but it would be nice for muscle memory.

If anyone has a guess about how this happens, I'd be interested in any pointers as a way to learn more about KDE.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Kickoff menu (e.g. with Super key)
2. Press Alt to show keyboard shortcuts

OBSERVED RESULT
Occasionally the keyboard shortcut mapping will have changed.

EXPECTED RESULT
The keyboard shortcuts are consistently mapped to items (at least if the menu items are consistent).

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS 
Linux/KDE Plasma: Manjaro (Linux 5.12.11)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.83.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 1 Timothy Palpant 2021-06-20 18:02:31 UTC 
Created attachment 139552 [details]
Normal Alt+<key> shortcuts
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2021-07-23 16:22:18 UTC 
This is fixed in the code rewrite for Plasma 5.23!