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BearInMind

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Registered: 2025-09-18

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Keyboard Layout switch hijacks Application Shortcuts

Hi,

In XFCE 4.20 I have bilingual keyboard layout that is configured to switch with Ctrl+Shift, and works fine.

At same time, xfce task manager by default has shortcut assigned as Ctrl+Shift+Esc, that does not work because keyboard layout switch does not propagate Shift key and calls dropdown menu (xfdesktop --menu) that is by default assigned to Ctrl+Esc shortcut.

Is there a way to force it check shortcut combination after button released event rather than during button press event?

Last edited by BearInMind (2025-10-04 01:27:13)

ToZ

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Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 12,280

Re: Keyboard Layout switch hijacks Application Shortcuts

Is xfce4-task-manager the only application where you are seeing an issue with shortcuts with different layouts?

Also: https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4ui/-/issues/109.

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BearInMind

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Registered: 2025-09-18

Posts: 6

Re: Keyboard Layout switch hijacks Application Shortcuts

no, for example, in intelliJ IDE - Ctrl+Shift+F that brings project-wide search also fails... my temporary workaround is to assign layout switch to right Ctrl+Shift and use left combo for the rest...

Last edited by BearInMind (2025-10-05 04:04:24)