https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503632
Bug ID: 503632
Summary: Settings app keyboard layouts don't apply to X11
applications
Classification: Applications
Product: systemsettings
Version: 6.3.4
Platform: Arch Linux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: minor
Priority: NOR
Component: kcm_keyboard
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: xavier.luk...@proton.me
CC: butir...@gmail.com, duha.b...@gmail.com,
natalie_clar...@yahoo.de
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 180861
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=180861&action=edit
Screenshot of gsr-ui shortcut settings
SUMMARY
TL; DR: I'm using Arch Linux on Wayland installed with the archinstall script,
in which I've set the keyboard layout and locale to French. I wanted to have
multiple keyboard layouts, at least QWERTY in addition to my AZERTY layout, but
it messes up shortcuts set in X11 applications. Namely gpu-screen-recorder when
I empty certain shortcuts fields I don't want to use (as I prefer to use
Spectacle shortcuts for screenshots). If I remove all layouts, it works as
expected.
I'll put a few quotes here about a back-and-forth I've had with the developer
of gpu-screen-recorder
(https://git.dec05eba.com/gpu-screen-recorder-ui/about/).
Me:
" I wanted to report an issue I found with the ui app. When I remove the
shortcut for taking screenshots (backspace when configuring the shortcut), my
numpad's * (multiplication) key is captured by the app and takes screenshots
instead. I've opted to put a bogus shortcut instead that's impossible to type
with one hand to circumvent the issue."
"Hello,
I managed to figure out what setting was causing the issue. I had alternate key
maps set up in KDE's keyboard configuration in order to switch between my
regular French layout and a QWERTY US layout. Having any layout set up there
and enabled at all does result in gsr creating screenshots instead of getting
the * key. If remove the layouts, or disable alternative layouts, it works as
expected.It might be something really specific with my system though since I
had used archinstall to quickly reinstall my system way back when, and I had
asked the script to configure the default layout. Maybe there's a conflict with
KDE's keyboard settings and my system's innate keyboard layout configuration."
dec05eba:
"I'm unable to reproduce that issue when doing exactly that. But I did not that
the hotkeys are incorrect when doing that, it applies qwerty layout hotkeys
even when in french layout.I needed to run "setxkbmap fr" to make french apply
to gpu screen recorder as well.I think this might actually be a kde plasma
wayland bug, it doesn't apply keyboard layout change properly to x11
applications.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install gpu-screen-recorder and gsr-ui;
2. Add a keyboard layout (any will do);
3. In gsr-ui, as shown in the picture, empty the screenshot shortcut options.
OBSERVED RESULT
The numpad "*" key takes screenshots through gpu-screen-recorder
EXPECTED RESULT
Getting the "*" when I type on it.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux x64 Wayland
KDE Plasma Version: plasma-desktop 6.3.4-1
KDE Frameworks Version: frameworkintegration 6.13.0-1 (kf6)
Qt Version: qt6-base 6.9.0-1 (qt6)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I've discussed back and forth with the developer of the app to see if he could
reproduce it. He couldn't reproduce it exactly, but has observed a similar
behaviour.
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