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Gnome merges Global Shortcuts
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this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2025
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Gnome Extensions run in the Gnome shell, so they have special privileges.
Wayland’s security focus prevents apps from listening in on all user key presses, which means they can’t know you used a keyboard shortcut unless the app is focused.
The Global Shortcut Portal was made to address this. An app registers for a global shortcut, and when the user activates the shortcut, the portal tells the app that it’s been activated.
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