Bug 465390 - Moving windows with alt+left click makes alt behave as part of a shortcut for menu items
Summary: Moving windows with alt+left click makes alt behave as part of a shortcut for...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 444176
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 5.26.5
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2023-02-06 20:28 UTC by Riccardo Robecchi
Modified: 2023-02-07 18:34 UTC (History)
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Description Riccardo Robecchi 2023-02-06 20:28:29 UTC 
SUMMARY
KWin offers the ability to move windows by holding the "alt" key. However, this does not stop alt from behaving as it normally would, which means as part of a shortcut to a menu item (e.g. "alt+f" to open the "file" menu). I have found this to happen especially frequently with Thunderbird.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Press "alt" and drag a window
2. Stop pressing "alt"

OBSERVED RESULT
The dragged window behaves as if "alt" were still pressed.

EXPECTED RESULT
The dragged window behaves as if "alt" were not still pressed, as it is actually not.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: KDE neon
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.102.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Vlad Zahorodnii 2023-02-07 08:51:15 UTC 
root cause same as in bug 444176

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 444176 ***
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2023-02-07 18:34:33 UTC 
Also, the modifier key for this is now Meta by default, not Alt. the Alt key suffered from various issues, including this one. So I would recommend just using the Meta key. If you didn't get that settings change automatically because you had previously customized it, you can set it manually at System Settings > Window Management > Window Actions tab.