GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 686164
Common MAC-app menu shortkeys don't work or do something different
Last modified: 2016-11-03 07:20:10 UTC
There are common menu entries for each application on a Mac they are called "Hide GIMP" and "Hide others". The first is bound to Command+H. This key is assigned to some different function like "freeze layer" or similar. After closing and reopening GIMP the menu entry "Hide GIMP" is working, when selecting the menu entry with the mouse. The command+H shortkey to hide this application is not working at all.
Right, the common menu shortcuts should not be used for other stuff on a Mac, and disabled for reassigning in the shortcut editor.
But also choosing the menu entry "Hide GIMP" doesn't work always. Sometimes the GIMP dialogs are not hidden at all and stay visible. In SingleWindow mode the mainwindow is not always hidden on the first time.
Same issue here. I wouldn't call it severity "minor" but "normal"; I know it does not hinder the rest of the functioning of Gimp, but it's very very annoying because it breaks the way the Mac environment works. People *know* they can do Cmd-H to hide any window… except Gimp, of course.
Currently Command-H is being used for "Layer > Anchor layer". But if you go to the "GIMP" menu, it "says" that Command-H should hide the application. Please assign Command-H to hide The GIMP on a Mac!
Yeah, same here. This is ultra-annoying to the point where I made this Bugzilla account specifically for the sake of reporting it. I hide applications all the time as a fundamental part of my Mac OS X workflow. It's a quick and efficient way to navigate. The fact that GIMP can't be hidden just makes it feel like a broken piece of software. Somebody please fix this simple yet aggravating glitch ASAP so that open source software doesn't look embarrassing to the world. Seriously, I'm only slightly exaggerating. This is terrible. Fix it.
Since you are so motivated, are you willing to contribute a patch?
(In reply to comment #6) > Since you are so motivated, are you willing to contribute a patch? I would love to, but unfortunately I'm not a programmer. Happy to help with any graphic design of icons, UI assets, etc though.
*** Bug 719482 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Another conflicting assignment: The F11 key toggles the Fullscreen view in GIMP. On OS X it shows the desktop. In our case OS X wins: showing the GIMP window in fullscreen mode with F11 (not clicking View/Fullscreen) fails -> another shortcut needs to be found.
Here is a list af MacOs X Keyboard Shortcuts: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/AppleHIGuidelines/KeyboardShortcuts/KeyboardShortcuts.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002725-CHDIGFBH
This is about to be fixed in GTK+. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 773832 ***