Boostnote: [bug][Linux] Changing Keyboard Language

[bigbear1989]

Linux Mint. When I change a keybord Language (Shift+Alt), language not changing and opening Menu.
Thanks

[asmsuechan]

Hi, @bigbear1989. Excuse me, I can't imagine the situation so could you elaborate? A gif screenshot is the best (a png screenshot also works).

[KuangLei]

@bigbear1989
First, you may have pressed a wrong shortcut, because if Shift+Alt is not defined, it will be supposed to be Alt and open the menu. Check your Input Method settings for the right shortcut.
Second, if you are using some old Input Methods like SCIM and UIM, you can change your Input Method to some new ones like Fcitx or IBus, because old Input Methods may not be supported.

Hoping This Helps. Thanks.

[freeseacher]

got the same issue.
alt + shift opens menu instead of switching language.

[freeseacher]

using shift + alt changes the language. but that is pretty tricky

[sudareva]

Same problem. XFCE. alt + shift -- change language and open file menu.

[KuangLei]

This issue, as I see, only appears on Debian-based Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.); I hava never met the issue on openSUSE and Arch-based Linux.

[KuangLei]

@Rokt33r I think this issue could be closed because it's not Boostnote's fault. Instead, it should be reopen in fcitx's or Debians' repository.

[freeseacher]

ok. /me removed app.

[stratumforce]

Same problem here. Using Arch Linux with i3wm. Switched to i3 just recently. I have used KDE with global menu on system panel and there was no such problem.

When I'm pressing Alt+Shift (in this exact order) to change my language layout this menu appers:

With Shift+Alt everything's fine. But I'm just used to press Alt first and this dropping menu is very annoying.

So I started to think if maybe there's problem on i3wm side, but other electron apps, such as Atom and Visual Studio Code, behave as expected. Firefox behave fine too.

What I found out is this behavior only appears when using Alt+Shift. Not just Alt, not Alt+Ctrl, Alt+Caps, Alt+Space, Alt+A. The menu drops down only with Alt+Shift pressing. And it's for both Alt_L+Shift_L and Alt_R+Shift_R.

Boostnote installed from AUR

Maybe it'll help. Still using this app and hope it'll be better.

[andykarpov]

The same problem under Linux Mint (shortcut Alt+Space).
Very annoying.
Is there some way to disable Alt listener in the Boostnote?

[Flexo013]

Will be fixed by #2906