Bug 478983 - [System Settings / Global Shortcut] Cannot record Backtab in Task Switcher settings
Summary: [System Settings / Global Shortcut] Cannot record Backtab in Task Switcher se...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 438991
Alias: None
Product: kde
Classification: I don't know
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Unassigned bugs mailing-list
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Reported: 2023-12-25 03:24 UTC by unblended_icing552
Modified: 2023-12-25 05:40 UTC (History)
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Description unblended_icing552 2023-12-25 03:24:57 UTC
SUMMARY
The shortcut `Alt + Shift + Tab` requires setting to `Alt + Shift + Backtab`. However, you can never register a Backtab in System Settings. So Shift + tab doesn't work properly in Task Switcher.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. System Settings -> Window Management -> Task Switcher
2. Reassign the Reverse shortcut by pressing Alt + Shift + Tab
4. Now hold down Alt and Shift, then press Tab twice

OBSERVED RESULT
The shortcut is assigned with `Alt + Shift + Tab`
First Tab press successfully opens the Task Switcher, the second one doesn't move selection backward.

EXPECTED RESULT
The shortcut should be assigned with `Alt + Shift + Backtab`, or KDE should understand that `Shift + Backtab` and `Shift + Tab` are the same thing from user perspective.
The reverse shortcut should work in Task Switcher.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.10
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.111.0
Qt Version: 5.15.11
Wayland session
Fedora 39

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Manual workaround:

1. Open ~/.config/kglobalshortcutsrc with a text editor
2. Find the faulty shortcut by searching for `Shift+Tab`
3. Replace `Shift+Tab` with `Shift+Backtab`, save the file
4. Logout and re-login
Comment 1 fanzhuyifan 2023-12-25 05:36:54 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 438991 ***
Comment 2 fanzhuyifan 2023-12-25 05:40:00 UTC
This has been fixed in plasma 6.0. Unfortunately plasma 5 is in end of life and probably won't be getting any new releases.