keybase / keybase/client

Keybase client hijacks ctrl-alt-b

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Description

Since a few days the ctrl-alt-b hotkey does not work anymore on my Ubuntu 16.04. (It's a rather handy keyboard shortcut in IntelliJ.) I finally traced it to the Keybase client (the prerelease version). However, I do not see where in the code it binds the hotkey...

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Reproduce the ctrl-alt-b conflict on Ubuntu 16.04 with the Keybase prerelease client and IntelliJ. Trace where the client registers the global hotkey; done means IntelliJ receives ctrl-alt-b while Keybase continues to function normally.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ubuntu
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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