microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Alt key conflict in Grab and Move with Powershell
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.100.2
### Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
### Area(s) with issue?
Grab And Move
### Steps to reproduce
click the downside arrow button in Powershell
and holding Alt key (left and right both produced)
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
alt key shouldn't block the powershell alt listener
and i can still use alt+click to open split window
### ❌ Actual Behavior
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
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### Additional Information
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### Other Software
Powershell 7.6.3
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in Grab And Move with PowerShell 7.6.3: click the downside arrow and hold either Alt key. Trace how Grab And Move handles Alt during that interaction; the fix is done when PowerShell's Alt listener still receives the key and Alt+click can open a split window without breaking Grab And Move.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100