Bug 478323 - keyboard layout change to CTRL-Shift shortcut brakes other shortcuts
Summary: keyboard layout change to CTRL-Shift shortcut brakes other shortcuts
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 383113
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: input (show other bugs)
Version: git-stable-Plasma/5.27
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2023-12-09 20:37 UTC by ezh
Modified: 2023-12-12 18:23 UTC (History)
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Description ezh 2023-12-09 20:37:23 UTC
Sorry. I do not know what exactly component it should assigned to...

Trying to move from Windows to Linux & KDE. Found a ground braking misbehavior, making it impossible.
I used to change layouts with CTRL-Shift for 30 years.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Add keyboard layouts: English, Estonian, Russian (it should work with only one added language, but I have 3 of them)
2. Set keyboard language switcher to CTRL-Shift  

Try to:
a) in Firefox close a tab and reopen it with CTRL-Shift-T shortcut
b) in Konsole try to copy a text with CTRL-Shift-C shortcut
c) any CTRL-Shift-X in any program that supports any of such shortcut

OBSERVED RESULT
a) opens a new tab
b) sends CTRL-C to terminate a command
c) any CTRL-Shift-X will not work

EXPECTED RESULT
a) reopens a closed tab
b) copies selected text
c) shortcuts works as designed by the program

THE PROBLEM ROOT
Pressing CTRL-Shift immediately changes the language, so the pressed letter does not do anything. Why? Of XBD standard. A 20 years old bug for X11: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=865

I hope KDE's community can influence the change in the XBD.

There is a patched X11 available, but since all moves to Wayland, it is not an option anymore:
https://www.shellhacks.com/ctrl-shift-key-not-working-ubuntu-linux-mint/
Comment 1 ezh 2023-12-09 20:37:59 UTC
Found those bugs, if it may help:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383113
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=114326
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2023-12-12 18:23:36 UTC
Please do not intentionally submit duplicate bug reports. As Bug 383113 and Bug 114326 indicate, this is an upstream issue. It is indeed possible for KDE contributors to submit patches to make it work better, but intentionally submitting duplicate bug reports isn't the right way to call attention to issues.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 383113 ***