[GH-ISSUE #1634] Sometimes multi-key strokes not working #1209

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opened 2026-05-05 07:36:14 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:36:14 -06:00

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Originally created by @smmoosavi on GitHub (Apr 3, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1634

What happened?

If I press ctrl+shift+alt+p (first ctrl+shift then alt then p) in server it get ctrl+alt+p in client

but if I press alt+ctrl+shift+p (first press alt then ctrl+shift then p) it works as expected and client get ctrl+shift+alt+p

Version

v2.4.0

Git commit hash (if applicable)

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If applicable, where did you install Barrier from?

server: snap 2.4.0-4-gac5a1bfd, ubuntu 16
client: apt install barrier, ubuntu 20

What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply)

Linux

What OS versions are you using?

server: ubuntu 16
client: ubuntu 20

Relevant log output

[2022-04-03T18:53:18] INFO: found key in group 0
[2022-04-03T18:53:20] INFO: found key in group 0
[2022-04-03T18:53:25] INFO: found key in group 0
[2022-04-03T18:53:26] INFO: found key in group 0
[2022-04-03T18:53:36] INFO: found key in group 0

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Originally created by @smmoosavi on GitHub (Apr 3, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1634 ### What happened? If I press `ctrl+shift+alt+p` (first `ctrl+shift` then `alt` then `p`) in server it get `ctrl+alt+p` in client but if I press `alt+ctrl+shift+p` (first press `alt` then `ctrl+shift` then `p`) it works as expected and client get `ctrl+shift+alt+p` ### Version v2.4.0 ### Git commit hash (if applicable) _No response_ ### If applicable, where did you install Barrier from? server: snap `2.4.0-4-gac5a1bfd`, ubuntu 16 client: `apt install barrier`, ubuntu 20 ### What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply) Linux ### What OS versions are you using? server: ubuntu 16 client: ubuntu 20 ### Relevant log output ``` [2022-04-03T18:53:18] INFO: found key in group 0 [2022-04-03T18:53:20] INFO: found key in group 0 [2022-04-03T18:53:25] INFO: found key in group 0 [2022-04-03T18:53:26] INFO: found key in group 0 [2022-04-03T18:53:36] INFO: found key in group 0 ``` ### Any other information _No response_

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:36:16 -06:00

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@fidodido48 commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2023):

Same problem here. Shift key indeed gets "lost".

Server: Ubuntu 22.04, barrier: 2.4.0+dfsg-2 (installed from ubuntu jammy official repo)
Client: Arch Linux, barrier: 2.4.0-2 (installed from arch community official repo)

@fidodido48 commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2023): Same problem here. Shift key indeed gets "lost". Server: Ubuntu 22.04, barrier: 2.4.0+dfsg-2 (installed from ubuntu jammy official repo) Client: Arch Linux, barrier: 2.4.0-2 (installed from arch community official repo)