Defining INS (insert) shortcut in macOS

[Rodrigo de Salvo Braz]

Hi Maurizio,

Here's a minimal reproducible example.

The action works on the menu, and a modifier-based shortcut (here, Alt-P,
after uncommenting out) works as well.

But when I use "Ins" or Qt.Key_Insert, it does not work.

import sys

from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
from PyQt5.QtGui import QKeySequence
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QAction, QLabel


class MainWindow(QMainWindow):

    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()

        self.setWindowTitle("INS Test")

        quit_action = QAction("E&xit", self)
        quit_action.setStatusTip("Exit application")
        quit_action.triggered.connect(self.close)
        quit_action.setShortcut(QKeySequence.Quit)

        insert_action = QAction("&Insert", self)
        insert_action.setStatusTip("Insert")
        insert_action.triggered.connect(self.insert_task)
        insert_action.setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt.Key_Insert))
        # insert_action.setShortcut(QKeySequence("Ins"))
        # insert_action.setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt.ALT + Qt.Key_P))

        menu = self.menuBar()
        menu.setNativeMenuBar(False)

        menu = menu.addMenu("&Action")
        menu.addAction(insert_action)
        menu.addAction(quit_action)

        self.counter = 0
        self.label = QLabel(f"Insert selected {self.counter} times.")
        self.label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignCenter)

        self.setCentralWidget(self.label)

    def insert_task(self):
        self.counter += 1
        self.label.setText(f"Insert selected {self.counter} times.")


app = QApplication(sys.argv)
w = MainWindow()
w.show()

app.exec_()


On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 4:43 PM Maurizio Berti <maurizio.berti at gmail.com>
wrote:

> That shortcut is very generic and can be potentially "eaten" by widgets
> that accept text input.
> Does any other modifier-based shortcut work (excluding standard text
> shortcuts, like ctrl-x or ctrl-a)?
> Can you provide a minimal reproducible example?
>
> Il giorno lun 24 mag 2021 alle ore 19:46 Rodrigo de Salvo Braz <
> rodrigobraz at gmail.com> ha scritto:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am trying to define an Insert shortcut in the macOS:
>>
>> insert_action.setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt.Key_Insert))
>>
>> Also tried:
>>
>> insert_action.setShortcut(QKeySequence("Ins"))
>>
>> but neither option works (nothing happens). It does work when I run it on
>> Windows.
>>
>> I am using an external PC keyboard. I know the keyboard is generating the
>> right key code because when I use the EventViewer of Karabiner-Elements (a
>> keyboard-remapping application), I do see "key_code: insert" when I press
>> the key.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rodrigo
>>
>
>
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