Cannot open command palette with left ctrl/cmd + left shift + p

[haimingz]

Type: Bug

Just as the title says, I cannot open command palette with left ctrl/cmd + left shift + p. However, the shortcut will work if I use right ctrl/cmd or right shift, i.e.,

• left ctrl/cmd+ left shift + p: not working
• right ctrl/cmd + right shift + p: working
• left ctrl/cmd + right shift + p: working
• right ctrl/cmd + left shift + p: working

I have been seeing this issue for some time on macOS, Windows, and the web version. Meanwhile, the ctrl/cmd + p (go to file) and the ctrl/cmd + shift + s (save as) shortcuts are working just fine.

Updating to the latest version 1.74.1 does not solve the problem.

VS Code version: Code 1.74.0 (Universal) (5235c6b, 2022-12-05T16:43:37.594Z)
OS version: Darwin x64 17.7.0
Modes:
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[vscodenpa]

Thanks for creating this issue! It looks like you may be using an old version of VS Code, the latest stable release is 1.74.1. Please try upgrading to the latest version and checking whether this issue remains.

Happy Coding!

[roblourens]

Please see https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Keybinding-Issues

[haimingz]

When I press left cmd + left shift + p:

2022-12-17 10:56:33.180 [info] [KeybindingService]: / Received  keydown event - modifiers: [meta], code: MetaRight, keyCode: 93, key: Meta
2022-12-17 10:56:33.180 [info] [KeybindingService]: | Converted keydown event - modifiers: [meta], code: MetaRight, keyCode: 57 ('Meta')
2022-12-17 10:56:33.180 [info] [KeybindingService]: \ Keyboard event cannot be dispatched in keydown phase.
2022-12-17 10:56:33.312 [info] [KeybindingService]: / Received  keydown event - modifiers: [shift,meta], code: ShiftLeft, keyCode: 16, key: Shift
2022-12-17 10:56:33.326 [info] [KeybindingService]: | Converted keydown event - modifiers: [shift,meta], code: ShiftLeft, keyCode: 4 ('Shift')
2022-12-17 10:56:33.326 [info] [KeybindingService]: \ Keyboard event cannot be dispatched in keydown phase.
2022-12-17 10:56:33.870 [info] [KeybindingService]: + Ignoring single modifier meta due to it being pressed together with other keys.

When I press right cmd + right shift + p:

2022-12-17 11:05:23.444 [info] [KeybindingService]: / Received  keydown event - modifiers: [meta], code: MetaLeft, keyCode: 91, key: Meta
2022-12-17 11:05:23.465 [info] [KeybindingService]: | Converted keydown event - modifiers: [meta], code: MetaLeft, keyCode: 57 ('Meta')
2022-12-17 11:05:23.474 [info] [KeybindingService]: \ Keyboard event cannot be dispatched in keydown phase.
2022-12-17 11:05:24.052 [info] [KeybindingService]: / Received  keydown event - modifiers: [shift,meta], code: ShiftRight, keyCode: 16, key: Shift
2022-12-17 11:05:24.052 [info] [KeybindingService]: | Converted keydown event - modifiers: [shift,meta], code: ShiftRight, keyCode: 4 ('Shift')
2022-12-17 11:05:24.052 [info] [KeybindingService]: \ Keyboard event cannot be dispatched in keydown phase.
2022-12-17 11:05:25.170 [info] [KeybindingService]: / Received  keydown event - modifiers: [shift,meta], code: KeyP, keyCode: 80, key: p
2022-12-17 11:05:25.171 [info] [KeybindingService]: | Converted keydown event - modifiers: [shift,meta], code: KeyP, keyCode: 46 ('P')
2022-12-17 11:05:25.171 [info] [KeybindingService]: | Resolving shift+meta+[KeyP]
2022-12-17 11:05:25.171 [info] [KeybindingService]: \ From 1 keybinding entries, matched workbench.action.showCommands, when: no when condition, source: built-in.
2022-12-17 11:05:25.171 [info] [KeybindingService]: + Invoking command workbench.action.showCommands.

It is interesting that the left cmd is recognized as MetaRight whilst the right cmd as MetaLeft. Is it has anything to do with the problem?

[alexdima]

Thank you for the extra information. It looks like left cmd + left shift + p is not reaching VS Code, therefore it cannot be dispatched by us. Usually this happens when the OS is configured to do something on that particular keybinding or when there is some other software installed on the machine which listens globally on that keybinding. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do on our side.