[Bug 276380] New: Menu shortcuts are incorrectly given precedence over application shortcuts

[King_DuckZ]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=276380

           Summary: Menu shortcuts are incorrectly given precedence over
                    application shortcuts
           Product: kde
           Version: 4.5
          Platform: Mandriva RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: king_duckz at lavabit.com


Version:           4.5
OS:                Linux

I have observed this behaviour in both Code::Blocks and Kate. I suspect it to
derive from the lower level layers instead of from those programs directly.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
- Find a program that allows for keybord shortcuts customization, for example
Kate.
- In the menu bar, look for a name with an underlined letter (ie: the letter
that would open that menu if you hit Alt+letter), in this example Kate's
"B&ookmarks" menu
- Go to the shortcut customization window and add a new keyboard shortcut for
that combination, in this case Alt+O
- Save your settings and go back to main view
- Hit your new shortcut (Alt+O)

Actual Results:  
The "Bookmarks" menu opens, eating your keystroke and thus preventing your
shortcut to work.

Expected Results:  
User's shortcuts are given precedence over menu shortcuts. If the user realizes
that he actually needed Alt+O to open "Bookmarks", he will eventually change
his custom shortcut to something else.

"Bookmarks" can also be reached from keyboard by opening an adjacent menu and
hitting left/right arrows. Eventually, some way of customizing such shortcuts
could be added, although in my experience menu shortcuts are used far less
frequently than user shortcuts, and can be safely overridden if the user wishes
to do so.

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