**SUMMARY** Conflict between Task Switcher's reverse navigation and Alt+Shift keyboard layout switching shortcut in KDE Plasma. **STEPS TO REPRODUCE** 1. Go to `System Settings > Keyboard > Layouts` and set the main shortcut for switching to another layout to `[x] Alt + Shift`. 2. Initiate the Task Switcher by pressing Alt+Tab and continue holding down Alt to keep the Task Switcher active. 3. While holding down Alt, attempt to reverse navigate through tasks using Shift+Tab. **OBSERVED RESULT** The Task Switcher does not respond to the Shift+Tab input for reverse navigation when Alt+Shift is configured as the shortcut for keyboard layout switching. **EXPECTED RESULT** The Task Switcher should allow reverse task navigation using Shift+Tab while Alt is held down, even when Alt+Shift is used as a keyboard layout switching shortcut. **SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS** Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.9 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.111.0 Qt Version: 5.15.11 **ADDITIONAL INFORMATION** This issue seems to indicate a potential conflict in keyboard shortcuts handling, specifically when Alt+Shift is used for both task switching and keyboard layout changes in KDE Plasma.
Seems like 438991, which has been fixed in 6.0. Could you check the relevant entry in .config/kglobalshortcutsrc to see if it says Alt+Shift+Tab? If changing it to Alt+Shift+Backtab works then it is a dupe of 438991. Thanks!
Thank you for the prompt reply! Regrettably, the configuration in `~/.config/kglobalshortcutsrc` is already correctly set to `Walk Through Windows (Reverse)=Alt+Shift+Backtab,Alt+Shift+Backtab,Walk Through Windows (Reverse)`. Despite this, the issue I've described continues to persist. To further investigate, I conducted a test on a clean installation of Manjaro and observed the same behavior. This suggests that the problem might not be isolated to my primary setup but could be a broader issue.
I tried reproducing this but on plasma 6 master (wayland) I cannot even assign alt+shift as a shortcut : (
Thank you for your attempt to reproduce the issue. It's important to note that the configuration for keyboard layout switching can indeed cause some confusion. When setting shortcuts under `Workspace/Shortcuts/Shortcuts/Switch to Next Keyboard Layout`, it is true that `Alt+Tab` might not register as expected. However, my reference was specifically to the configuration found under `Hardware/Input Devices/Keyboard/Tab: Advanced/Switching to another layout`. In this section, it is indeed possible to explicitly set `Alt+Tab` as a shortcut for switching keyboard layouts. This distinction could be a crucial factor in understanding the behavior you've observed in Plasma 6 master (Wayland).
I believe that the keyboard layout switching shortcut should trigger only when releasing, which should this bug. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 464805 ***
Thank you for your response. Should I or another individual wish to contribute towards addressing this issue, could you advise on the most suitable starting point within the KDE components?
(In reply to Ilia Karpov from comment #6) > Thank you for your response. > Should I or another individual wish to contribute towards addressing this > issue, could you advise on the most suitable starting point within the KDE > components? Thank you for your interest! A good starting place is this: https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved We always need more contributors, not just in development. You are also welcome to hang out in the matrix channels: https://community.kde.org/Matrix