Post #2066189

2026-05-05 21:16 UTC

UPDATE!! This is getting implemented in Plasma soon. https://blogs.kde.org/2026/03/14/this-week-in-plasma-press-and-hold-for-alternative-characters/ Original Post: On MacOS, when you hold down on a letter key you get a menu where you can select an accented version of that letter. Is there a way to get something similar on Linux? (Ideally KDE Plasma)

Replies (5)

@sudo_EatPant@critter.cafe 2026-05-05 21:18

@indigoviolet it isnt the same thing but if you map a key to "compose" then you can get accents with that method. it wont give you a nice on screen menu though :(

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@lucky@mastodon.nz 2026-05-05 21:22

@indigoviolet I want this too, I live in a country with macrons and I can't get them in a way my brain will remember haha :(

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@ColetteDiskette@retro.pizza 2026-05-05 21:28

@indigoviolet Plasma just implemented this IIRC. It's just not in stable yet. I think it's in the upcoming 6.7?

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@mildsunrise@tech.lgbt 2026-05-05 21:31

@indigoviolet I think it could be implementable as an ibus IME... not sure because it would go against the key repeat behavior that (IMO, sadly) is baked everywhere in the ecosystem. but hopefully IMEs have a way to inhibit key repeats

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@wesleyote@bark.lgbt 2026-05-06 09:55

@indigoviolet plasma 6.7 will include a long-press key popup. but that's coming Soon™

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