CTRL + ALT + UP or DOWN don't work on Ubuntu (Mac)

Gilboonet

Hello, I'm starting using Qt Creator on an old (2017) MacBookPro using Ubuntu as OS, and a shorcut that I use a lot (to duplicate current line or selection up or down) doesn't work. As I'm using a Mac keyboard, maybe is there a key combination to use, I tried any combination I could think of but none work. It's no big deal but maybe someone know how to make those shortcut work.

SGaist

Hi,

Did you check the shortcut editor to see if the ones you want to use are properly registered ?

Gilboonet

@SGaist Yes, they are part of the textEditor shortcuts, CopyLineDown and CopyLineUp. I switched to a PC keyboard on the Mac and they didn't respond either. I'm currently using those shortcuts for years now on a Windows 11 PC and a Ubuntu PC, but I'm now turning to this Mac on Ubuntu as it's more powerful than my others computers, even if it's an old MacBookPro, it compiles the WebAssembly minSizeRelease of my application in less then 1 minute when it takes 3 for my Ryzen 2 laptop.

SGaist

Might be a silly question but did you configure the layout as being a Mac keyboard ?

Gilboonet

@SGaist I'm now using a pc keyboard as it fits better than mac one for my working flow (even if those shortcuts don't work either), but I didn't do anything special on Qt Creator. What I did regarding the mac keyboard was only to select the mac version of my keyboard when Ubuntu installer asked about it. I've just test my mac keyboard, both on Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24 for those Qt Creator text editor shortcuts and they work without any configuration needed.

Gilboonet

After trying to change the layout configuration for those shortcuts without result, I found a workaround by using the up and down keys from the numeric pad of the keyboard, and it works, so I will use that on this machine.