[GH-ISSUE #778] Setting Hotkeys via GUI creates invalid config file #615

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opened 2026-05-05 06:47:12 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 2 comments

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:47:12 -06:00

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Originally created by @aoikato on GitHub (Jul 4, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/778

Operating Systems

Server: Arch Linux

Client: Ubuntu 18.04.01 LTS

Barrier Version

2.3.2

Steps to reproduce bug

Open 'Barrier' GUI application.
Select 'Configure interactively' if not, and click 'Configure Server.'
Create a hotkey of 'keystroke(Control+,)' for any action such as 'switchInDirection(up).'
Click 'OK' and 'Start.'
Barrier never starts, and log says 'cannot read configuration.'
After a while, dialog appears and says 'Program can not be started.'

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work around:

After the step 6 above, save current nonfunctional configuration as a file by clicking 'Barrier' and 'Save configuration.'
Substitute keystroke(Control+comma) forkeystroke(Control+,) in that file.
Load this file, and <C+,> can be used as a hotkey properly.

Originally created by @aoikato on GitHub (Jul 4, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/778 ### Operating Systems ### Server: Arch Linux Client: Ubuntu 18.04.01 LTS ### Barrier Version ### 2.3.2 ### Steps to reproduce bug ### 1. Open 'Barrier' GUI application. 2. Select 'Configure interactively' if not, and click 'Configure Server.' 3. Create a hotkey of 'keystroke(Control+,)' for any action such as 'switchInDirection(up).' 4. Click 'OK' and 'Start.' 5. Barrier never starts, and log says 'cannot read configuration.' 6. After a while, dialog appears and says 'Program can not be started.' ### Other info ### * work around: 7. After the step 6 above, save current nonfunctional configuration as a file by clicking 'Barrier' and 'Save configuration.' 8. Substitute `keystroke(Control+comma)` for`keystroke(Control+,)` in that file. 9. Load this file, and <C+,> can be used as a hotkey properly.

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gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:47:15 -06:00

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@zeorin commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2020):

Thanks, this really helped me out.
I was trying to bind a key using Super, which it put in the config as Meta. Following your steps, but changing Meta to Super made it work.

@zeorin commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2020): Thanks, this really helped me out. I was trying to bind a key using `Super`, which it put in the config as `Meta`. Following your steps, but changing `Meta` to `Super` made it work.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:47:18 -06:00

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@p12tic commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2021):

Fixed in #916, thanks for reporting the issue.

@p12tic commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2021): Fixed in #916, thanks for reporting the issue.

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2026-05-05 07:58:59 -06:00

[PR #615] [MERGED] Fix desktop file Categories to match standard #1664