SUMMARY *** After setting the caps lock to behave like a backspace from System Settings > Keyboard > Advanced > Caps Lock behaviour (2nd one) > Make Caps Lock an additional Backspace Caps lock key behaves like a backspace, however it doesn't re-trigger when the key is held, only triggers on key_down *** STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Enable System Settings > Keyboard > Advanced > Caps Lock behaviour (2nd one) > Make Caps Lock an additional Backspace 2. Try to hold the "Caps lock" key OBSERVED RESULT Backspace gets triggered only once EXPECTED RESULT Backspace should keep getting triggered as long as the caps lock key is held SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux: 5.18.6 KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.5, same behaviour on latest KDE KDE Frameworks Version: 5.95 Qt Version: 5.15.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Doesn't seem like a KDE fault, can you check on other Desktop Environment?
(In reply to Andrey from comment #1) > Doesn't seem like a KDE fault, can you check on other Desktop Environment? My bad, you are right, it must be a limitation with the caps lock key itself in how it works "under the hood".
You can report it here: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/-/issues
(In reply to Andrey from comment #3) > You can report it here: > https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/-/issues (please provide the link if you do)