https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478219
Bug ID: 478219
Summary: KDE/Wayland shortcuts KCM doesn't allow input/output
of a string of characters, which makes it easier to
type strings, especially for a11y users
Classification: Applications
Product: systemsettings
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: p...@dev-mail.net
Target Milestone: ---
many of my KDE DE (@ Fedora, mostly, but not exclusively) instances use
CustomShortcuts for a11y users' (in addition to others', generally) support --
via khotkeys/kglobalaccel et al available under X11
with the impending/inevitable switch to wayland, this,
```
Custom Shortcuts are gone in 5.25 on Wayland
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455444
```
says "CLOSED INTENTIONAL" & 'ask in support channels'
in support channels, asking for methods/docs/examples of how to,
press a trigger chord (e.g. Control+Opt+Cmd+T) and have a string of
chars (e.g., "T e s t !") typed-out in the active window
, nothing as yet forthcoming.
under kde/wayland, it's clear how to have a chord trigger exec of an app/script
@
System Settings -> Shortcuts -> Custom Shortcuts Service
there does not appear (?) to be a method in the UI to specify a string of
characters to be typed, as is done under X11, where it's clean/elegant/trivial,
@ SystemSettings -> CustomShortcuts
create new shortcut
add Comment
assign Trigger
e.g., Meta+Ctrl+Alt+T
enter Action
e.g., Shift+t:e:s:t:Shift+1
in any/all apps, then, chord-press of "Meta+Ctrl+Alt+T" types out : "Test!"
the X11 solution is not 'hacky', is end-user usable -- particularly by/for a11y
users, demonstrated & in-use here for ages -- and at least for awhile, was
deployed as 'officially included' in the KDE SystemSettings UI.
Under Wayland, we need some equivalent in-UI solution to roll out to real,
a11y-using end-users.
Something non-coder end-users can setup/modify/use.
And can be easily configured and deployed to multiple end-user machines.
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