Bug 460502 - F1 can't walk through desktops after recent updates
Summary: F1 can't walk through desktops after recent updates
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: tabbox (show other bugs)
Version: 5.26.0
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2022-10-15 19:37 UTC by Dim
Modified: 2024-07-01 15:53 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

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Key assigned: meta+tab works, f1 not (72.05 KB, image/jpeg)
2022-10-15 19:37 UTC, Dim
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Description Dim 2022-10-15 19:37:49 UTC
Created attachment 152859 [details]
Key assigned: meta+tab works, f1 not

F1 can't walk through desktops after recent updates.
Any other key combination work.

F1 assigned to “Walk through Desktops” in Custom Shortcuts.
It worked before and had broke down after last system update.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon 5.26
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.98.0
Qt Version: 5.15.6
Kernel Version: 5.15.0-50-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 32 × Intel® Xeon® CPU E5-2690 0 @ 2.90GHz
Memory: 31,3 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: NV117
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2022-10-17 20:52:55 UTC
Can reproduce.
Comment 2 Ismael Asensio 2023-03-25 13:07:46 UTC
The tabbox mechanism (window/desktop switcher that uses thumbnails or text) doesn't support shortcuts with no modifiers because you have to hold the modifier key while selecting, and then release it to perform the switch. 

I don't know if that might have worked in the past, as I think it's always been the intended behavior.

To immediately switch to a different desktop on a single key shortcut, one should use the "Switch to Next Desktop" action instead. This kind of confusion is one of the reasons why using the tabbox to walk through desktops is getting deprecated on Plasma 6.

As of current implementation it also doesn't really support multiple shortcuts, but imho that's a different issue.
Comment 3 Dimitrios Apostolou 2024-07-01 15:53:53 UTC
(In reply to Ismael Asensio from comment #2)
> 
> To immediately switch to a different desktop on a single key shortcut, one
> should use the "Switch to Next Desktop" action instead. 

Hi Ismael, I want to jump to the previously selected desktop. The shortcut you mention just jumps to the next desktop in order, from desktop 2 to 3 for example.