[kopete-bugs] [Bug 267568] New: Impossible to enter “ / ” (a slash) into the message field (and likely others too).

[Navid Zamani]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=267568

           Summary: Impossible to enter “/” (a slash) into the message
                    field (and likely others too).
           Product: kopete
           Version: 1.0.80
          Platform: Gentoo Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: Chat Window
        AssignedTo: kopete-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: navid.zamani at googlemail.com


Version:           1.0.80 (using KDE 4.6.0) 
OS:                Linux

Since 4.6, Typing “/” in the input field in the chat window’s input text area
will open a search bar. So entering that character becomes impossible. This is
really really annoying. I’m surprised nobody filed a bug yet.
It’s also impossible to change, since it’s not in the list of shortcuts.
Even if it were possible, it’s still obviously a really bad idea to map
shortcuts to single characters in an input field.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install and run =kde-base/kopete-4.6.0 (Kopete 1.0.80)
2. Make sure there is a user in your contact list.
3. Double-click on the user to open the chat window.
4. Make sure the focus is on the input field at the bottom, and enter some
text.
5. Now enter a single “/” too.

Actual Results:  
A search bar goes up right below the input field.

Expected Results:  
A “/“ should be added to the text in the input field, like normal.


I guess this was added as a generic functionality to the toolkit / widgets. In
that case it would also appear in a lot of other places.

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