[Linux, v0.26.7] Albert no longer recognizes the <Meta> hotkey

[mojolo]

Package source

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/manuelschneid3r/xUbuntu_24.04

App logs

QT_LOGGING_RULES='albert*=true' albert --platform xcb
17:53:46 [debg:albert]        Albert version: 0.26.7
17:53:46 [debg:albert]            Build date: Nov  7 2024 17:48:00
17:53:46 [debg:albert]            Qt version: 6.4.2
17:53:46 [debg:albert]             Build ABI: x86_64-little_endian-lp64
17:53:46 [debg:albert]    Build architecture: x86_64
17:53:46 [debg:albert]      CPU architecture: x86_64
17:53:46 [debg:albert]           Kernel type: linux
17:53:46 [debg:albert]        Kernel version: 6.8.0-48-generic
17:53:46 [debg:albert]                    OS: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
17:53:46 [debg:albert]               OS type: ubuntu
17:53:46 [debg:albert]            OS version: 24.04
17:53:46 [debg:albert]         Platform name: xcb
17:53:46 [debg:albert]            Style name: fusion
17:53:46 [debg:albert]      Available styles: kvantum-dark, kvantum, Windows, Fusion
17:53:46 [debg:albert]            Icon theme: Sevi-blue-dark
17:53:46 [debg:albert]                  Font: SF Pro,11,-1,5,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
17:53:46 [debg:albert]              Language: English
17:53:46 [debg:albert]                Locale: en_US
17:53:46 [debg:albert]       Binary location: /usr/bin/albert
17:53:46 [debg:albert]           Working dir: /home/XXXXX
17:53:46 [debg:albert]             Arguments: albert

...

17:53:46 [debg:albert] Connecting to database…
17:53:46 [debg:albert] Initializing database…
17:53:46 [debg:albert] Updating usage scores…
17:53:46 [debg:albert] Try loading the configured frontend 'widgetsboxmodel'.
17:53:48 [warn:QHotkey] "Failed to register Meta+Space. Error: BadAccess (attempt to access private resource denied)"
17:53:48 [warn:albert] Failed to set the hotkey 'Meta+Space'

Current Behavior

OS: Kubuntu 24.04

After upgrading to Albert v0.26.7, the Meta key can no longer be used as the Hotkey.

Expected Behavior

Meta + Space was previously working with v0.26.6 but I received the following error after upgrading to v0.26.7 and Albert no longer recognizes nor registers the Meta keystroke

Anything else?

No response

[ManuelSchneid3r]

Is the hotkey reserved by some other app before? check the system settings.

[ManuelSchneid3r]

@mojolo?

[mojolo]

Sorry Manuel, was away.

FYI, I originally managed to work around the issue by creating a custom Albert shortcut in KDE's system settings.

But, I just tried Albert again and I can create the META+SPACE shortcut via Albert's interface now. Everything's working.

Perhaps it was a KDE issue that fixed itself with a recent update. Thank you for your time, I've closed the ticket!

[mojolo]

Closing ticket