https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492116
Bug ID: 492116
Summary: meta-tab to switch windows then escape enters tabs in
XWayland editors
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: 6.1.4
Platform: Arch Linux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: input
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: w...@toki.la
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
I have meta-tab bound to the window switcher in KDE Plasma. When I press escape
after tabbing to another window (or the same one wrapping around), the number
of tabs that I pressed are inserted into the focus of the original window.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Launch an editor **that runs under XWayland**, for example VS Code. Open a
new editor window.
2. Open at least *two* different application windows. Go back to VS Code.
3. meta-tab-tab to the next-next window. Before releasing the meta key but
after releasing the tab key, press escape.
OBSERVED RESULT
A tab is inserted into VS Code. This stacks with additional tabs (before
releasing meta). It also works with shift+tab (upon which shift+tab are
entered).
EXPECTED RESULT
No tabs are inserted into VS Code.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.6.46-lts
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.5.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This only appears to happen under XWayland. I tested this against the Helix
text editor, running in Kitty, running in XWayland, and observed the behavior.
I then changed Kitty's configuration settings to run natively under Wayland and
the behavior did not occur. Similarly, VS Code is running under XWayland. It
does not happen in `<textarea>` boxes in my Firefox (like this one), which is
running natively under Wayland. (this is all tested with xeyes.)
I am not sure if this is a recent regression. I only noticed it upon updating
to kwin 6.1.4, and I press escape from meta-tabbing a lot. However: I also
recently switched to an editor running under XWayland (VS Code) - my previous
one (Sublime) ran natively. (so it's probably not a recent regression.)
I would suspect this is not necessarily unique to the window switcher, though
it could be. I don't have any other commands which I could "escape" from to
test with, though.
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