Bug 514925 - Scrollwheel Zoom effect does not work with Meta+Alt shortcut
Summary: Scrollwheel Zoom effect does not work with Meta+Alt shortcut
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: effects-various (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
URL:
Keywords: accessibility
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2026-01-22 02:35 UTC by sombriks
Modified: 2026-01-23 11:41 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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screen with the checkbox option enabled but not working (191.00 KB, image/png)
2026-01-22 02:35 UTC, sombriks
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Description sombriks 2026-01-22 02:35:36 UTC
Created attachment 188775 [details]
screen with the checkbox option enabled but not working

i am partially blind and rely on screen zoom accessibility tools to proper use the computer.

i did a fresh fedora 43 installation and the Super+ and Super- are working properly.

 in the settings for the magnifier (Configuration > Accessibility > Screen Magnifier,), there is an option to enable a keyboard shortcut plus wheel mouse  to zoom in and out more quicky.

this option, however, is not working.

i already tried to change the keys, use touchpad to screoll instead of mouse, but it simply does not work.

would be nice to have this feature, it would make my life much more easier and help me a lot to change the zoom level more dynamically.

thanks in asdvance.
Comment 1 sombriks 2026-01-22 22:49:02 UTC
update on this:

after i changed the the jeyboard shortcut from Super+Alt to Ctrl+Super the mouse wheel zoom is working properly!

no wonder why Super+Alt doesn't work but at least it's a less serious issue.
Comment 2 Akseli Lahtinen 2026-01-23 11:40:26 UTC
(In reply to sombriks from comment #1)
> update on this:
> 
> after i changed the the jeyboard shortcut from Super+Alt to Ctrl+Super the
> mouse wheel zoom is working properly!
> 
> no wonder why Super+Alt doesn't work but at least it's a less serious issue.

I can confirm that Super+Alt shortcut does not work. What happens instead is that it moves the scrolling feature to desktop? Very confusing.

1. Open desktop and wallpaper settings
2. Add mouse action for vertical scroll, set it to switch desktop, click ok
3. Then set the Meta+Alt key for the zoom feature in accessibility settings
4. Try to zoom in and out
5. Instead, virtual desktop changes!

Operating System: KDE Linux 2026-01-22
KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.23.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.18.6-zen1-1-zen (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor
Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (15.5 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6600