CopyQ does not distinguish FR and FRPC keyboard layouts for shortcuts on Mac

[KaKi87]

Describe the bug

To Reproduce

1. Prerequisites :
   • Have an Apple laptop with an internal Apple French keyboard ;
   • Have an external non-Apple French AZERTY keyboard ;
   • Have FRPC set as your current keyboard layout, for use with the external keyboard ;
2. Open CopyQ ;
3. Go to File -> Preferences -> Shortcuts -> Global ;
4. Click on + next to Show/hide main window ;
5. Press the top-left key of the external keyboard (²) ;
6. Submit, close settings and focus another app ;
7. Press ² again and expect CopyQ to appear ;
8. See CopyQ appear ;
9. Set FR as your keyboard layout, for use with the internal keyboard ;
10. Press the top-left key of the internal keyboard (#) and expect CopyQ not to appear ;
11. See CopyQ appear.

The same issue occurs when doing the opposite : setting # as shortcut using the internal keyboard then pressing ² using the external keyboard (CopyQ appears when it should not).

Expected behavior
CopyQ shouldn't appear in this situation.

Screenshots

Version, OS and Environment
CopyQ Clipboard Manager 13.0.0-gfa209998-v13.0.0
Qt: 6.9.3
KNotifications: 6.7.0
Compiler: GCC
Arch: x86_64-little_endian-lp64
OS: macOS Tahoe (26.1)

• Installation method (for example Windows installer, portable zip, Flatpak, Homebrew, manual build) : CopyQ-macos-13.dmg.zip

Additional context
I'm so sorry for bringing you an Apple issue.
I hate them and I wish I wasn't forced to use it because of work.
On the bright side, apps like CopyQ, and the ton of others I need to do stuff that is basic on Linux, make it more bearable.

Thank you.

[hluk]

This could be a bug in Qt framework - the widget that registers the shortcuts is QKeySequenceEdit.

Workaround could be to set the shortcut in config file directly (copyq-commands.ini) or in the system (copyq toggle is the command to show/hide the main window).

[KaKi87]

Thank you for answering.

What is the location of copyq-commands.ini, and what should I add or edit to set the shortcut to ² ?

[Chealer]

Thank you for reporting @KaKi87
Can you clarify what you call the FRPC keyboard layout?

I have no access to macOS and cannot reproduce, but there is an issue on Microsoft Windows tracked in ticket #1323 which causes behavior to change depending on the layout at the time of CopyQ’s startup; I suggest checking whether restarting CopyQ can influence behavior.

What is the location of copyq-commands.ini, and what should I add or edit to set the shortcut to ² ?

Surely in $HOME

License

This comment and any other from myself on this ticket is offered under the terms of CC0 1.0.

[KaKi87]

Can you clarify what you call the FRPC keyboard layout?

That's what Apple calls the layout of an external non-Apple French AZERTY keyboard, which, on Linux and Windows, could just be called "French".

I suggest checking whether restarting CopyQ can influence behavior.

Will do.

Surely in $HOME

And what should I add or edit to set the shortcut to ² ?

Thank you

[Chealer]

OK, thanks

And what should I add or edit to set the shortcut to ² ?

You should figure out the number of the relevant command, then edit the "GlobalShortcut" line which starts with that number.