SUMMARY Currently impossible to zoom dynamically with mouse. Only keyboard shortcuts are for desktop zooming. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. by default desktop zoom is enabled, if not - please enable 2. only keyboard shortcut keys are available, no mouse can be defined 3. cannot use mouse with certain keyboard key to dynamically zoom the desktop OBSERVED RESULT cannot use mouse with certain keyboard key to dynamically zoom the whole desktop EXPECTED RESULT can be used mouse with certain keyboard key to dynamically zoom the whole desktop SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux: Endeavour OS KDE Plasma: 6.0.1 KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.1 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0 Qt Version: 6.6.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I got it working: installing yay -Syyuu xbindkeys --needed --noconfirm && yay -Scc --noconfirm loading default conf xbindkeys --defaults > $HOME/.xbindkeysrc (then uncommenting all existing values) checking key button pressing values xbindkeys --multikey into file $HOME/.xbindkeysrc can be written: qdbus6 is in KDE 6 but earlier has qdbus # Zoom in "qdbus6 org.kde.kglobalaccel /component/kwin invokeShortcut "view_zoom_in"" m:0x18 + c:133 + b:4 # ALT-key # m:0x50 + c:133 + b:4 # Super-key # m:0x11 + c:133 + b:4 # SHIFT-key # m:0x10 + c:133 + b:4 # x-key # m:0x90 + c:133 + b:4 # ALTGr-key # m:0x14 + c:133 + b:4 # CTRL-key # Zoom out "qdbus6 org.kde.kglobalaccel /component/kwin invokeShortcut "view_zoom_out"" m:0x18 + c:133 + b:5 # ALT-key # m:0x50 + c:133 + b:5 # Super-key # m:0x11 + c:133 + b:5 # SHIFT-key # m:0x10 + c:133 + b:5 # x-key # m:0x90 + c:133 + b:5 # ALTGr-key # m:0x14 + c:133 + b:5 # CTRL-key # comment existing lines and paste above and uncomment desired key # then restart app: # killall xbindkeys && xbindkeys & # and you can use new defined keys with mouse Proposal: in KDE Settings there in GUI app could be an option to zoom dynamically with mouse wheel scroll by holding down additional keyboard button (key). Then there could be pull-down menu to choose what keyboard key could be used together with mouse wheel scroll. Currently only keyboard keys can be defined but mouse cannot be used to configure desktop zoom. But dynamic zoom is usable with mouse wheel scroll. E.g. CTRL+mouse wheel scroll will zoom in/out in apps (web browser, office suite, terminal, text editor, etc). This should work with both kwin_x11 and kwin_wayland.
We have this already: hold down the Meta/Super/Windows and Ctrl keys and then scroll. The keys are also configurable. All this can be found and done on System Settings' Shortcuts page.