Bug 515940 - Tile Editor global shortcut inappropriately follows key repeat
Summary: Tile Editor global shortcut inappropriately follows key repeat
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: Custom Tiling (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.5.5
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
URL:
Keywords: accessibility, usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2026-02-13 10:21 UTC by Ulf Bierkämper
Modified: 2026-02-20 23:20 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.6.1
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Description Ulf Bierkämper 2026-02-13 10:21:18 UTC
Hi folks!

I hope this is the right place for what I've found.

Since some time, the tiles editor no longer shows up. I used an old IBM Model-M keyboard, with Caps-Lock as an additional Super-Key. Because I want Meta-T for a new terminal window, I modified the tiles editor shortcut to Meta-Alt-T, which worked perfectly in the past. Not there is just a short flicker, nothing more. After a day of investigation, I found that the keybaord repeat is responsible. After setting the repeat delay to 300ms or higher, the tiles editor comes back gain.
Maybe you can find out, why this is. Hava nice day! 
Regards, Ulf
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2026-02-20 16:54:35 UTC
I  can reproduce  this issue. The smaller the key repeat delay, the harder is is to open the Tile Editor. The issue appears to be that the shortcut toggles when the key is held down, rather than only triggering once.
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2026-02-20 20:22:09 UTC
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/8854
Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2026-02-20 22:26:54 UTC
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/8855
Comment 4 Ritchie Frodomar 2026-02-20 22:51:55 UTC
Git commit 6b0d51c43db44e0fe66aec3f11f2894b86f1918b by Ritchie Frodomar.
Committed on 20/02/2026 at 22:18.
Pushed by acidiclight into branch 'Plasma/6.6'.

plugins/tileseditor: Ignore key repeat in tile editor toggle shortcut

Holding down the shortcut no longer closes the tile editor after
operning it with the shortcut.
Signed-off-by: Ritchie Frodomar <alkalinethunder@gmail.com>


(cherry picked from commit 1002bb66e060416f26db3320719d289c4a5dbb92)

Co-authored-by: Ritchie Frodomar <alkalinethunder@gmail.com>

M  +1    -0    src/plugins/tileseditor/tileseditoreffect.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/commit/6b0d51c43db44e0fe66aec3f11f2894b86f1918b