Ctrl+Alt acts as AltGr on Windows in Kate
On Windows, Ctrl+Alt is treated as AltGr, so Kate shortcuts fire instead of typing Polish and other characters.
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5 public reports · first reported 11 October 2026 · last reported 11 October 2026
What's going wrong
On Windows, pressing Ctrl+Alt is read as the AltGr key system-wide, so Kate editor keyboard shortcuts fire when users want to type characters such as Polish letters.
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