KDE meta key not working - only Meta+F1

thommen · 2023-03-16 10:50:40

It doesn't work for me to open the KDE menu using the meta key.

The keyboard shortcut must always consist of a pair. Meta + "some key".
How to get around this so that there is the meta key alone? Currently I have Meta + F1 set up and I have to use such a double combination.

Please help.

Last edited by thommen (2023-03-17 09:29:32)

V1del · 2023-03-16 11:07:40

There's a logical workaround here if you configure the shortcut to be Alt+F1 KDE will apply just the Meta key to that. Afaik this is a long standing limitation with Qt5 that might get fixed with Qt6

thommen · 2023-03-16 11:12:52

In my case, this combination ALT + F1 does not work. I have to use ALT + F1 combination to get the menu to open. The Meta key itself does not work....

seth · 2023-03-16 12:23:16

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ksuperkey ?

Edit: tough

Plasma 5.8 and above: This feature is supported by default in Plasma 5.8 and above. However, ksuperkey may still be useful to map modifier keys (such as the Super key) to arbitrary keyboard shortcuts.

??

Last edited by seth (2023-03-16 12:24:06)

V1del · 2023-03-16 12:26:19

Yeah it should normally interpret an Alt+F1 key on the launcher and trigger this on Meta key press since that plasma version, and that does work fine here. Do you use a specific launcher that's not shipped by KDE by default?

thommen · 2023-03-16 12:36:25

I use the default launcher that comes with KDE.

I have 8 monitors. The Meta key only works on monitor 7 if I place the cursor in its area. On monitor 7 I have the "launcher bar".
Does this have any connection?

seth · 2023-03-16 13:00:15

Ah, it's you …
8 monitors on how many screens?
How many instances of kglobalaccel are running?

thommen · 2023-03-16 13:35:31

@seth we already know each other ;-) 8 monitors on 8 screens; one run of kglobalaccel

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf               
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 525.89.02


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

    # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Idek Iiyama PL2493H"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 85.0
    VertRefresh     55.0 - 76.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "Quadro M4000"
    BusID          "PCI:4:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "Stereo" "0"
    Option         "nvidiaXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-4"
    Option         "metamodes" "GPU-16c9b329-0359-bc1b-ac74-7aea5f2453b0.GPU-0.DP-0: 1920x1080_75 +0+0, GPU-16c9b329-0359-bc1b-ac74-7aea5f2453b0.GPU-0.DP-2: 1920x1080_75 +1920+0, GPU-16c9b329-0359-bc1b-ac74-7aea5f2453b0.GPU-0.DP-4: 1920x1080_75 +3840+0, GPU-16c9b329-0359-bc1b-ac74-7aea5f2453b0.GPU-0.DP-6: 1920x1080_75 +5760+0, GPU-1.DP-0: 1920x1080_75 +0+1080, GPU-1.DP-2: 1920x1080_75 +1920+1080, GPU-1.DP-4: 1920x1080_75 +3840+1080, GPU-1.DP-6: 1920x1080_75 +5760+1080"
    Option         "MultiGPU" "Off"
    Option         "SLI" "Mosaic"
    Option         "BaseMosaic" "off"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM204GL [Quadro M4000] (rev a1)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1153
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia
--
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM204GL [Quadro M4000] (rev a1)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1153
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia

Last edited by thommen (2023-03-16 13:36:03)

seth · 2023-03-16 14:07:38

The xorg config attaches all outputs to one (X11) screen (Screen0) so that's not a good explanation - the behavior might be specific to the plasma menu hack.
In which case you may want to try ksuperkey

thommen · 2023-03-16 14:30:39

seth wrote:

In which case you may want to try ksuperkey

You have guided me to my problem with this. Thank you. I assigned the keyboard shortcut directly in the "program launcher" widget. And this is an error. The keyboard shortcut should be assigned in:

Keyboard Shortcuts → Plazma | Program launcher

And here I press the Meta key alone and it works. ALT + F1 does not work for me.

Edit: I still have a problem. After logging out in KDE, the settings do not save.
I have a double "Enable interface element: list task switcher". Isn't the problem in this is a duplicate switch?

Last edited by thommen (2023-03-17 12:09:52)

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