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Mac shortcut not working (in vscode) [cmd+h or cmd+m]

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#71,800 opened on Apr 5, 2019

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Description

  • VSCode Version: 1.60.1 ( Recent )
  • OS Version: Mac 11.15.2

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. On Release Note Screen
  2. (hide or minimize) cmd+h or cmd+m does not work (have not tried other shortcut).

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

Issue still exist (Jan 16, 2025)

Version: 1.96.2 (Universal)
Commit: fabdb6a30b49f79a7aba0f2ad9df9b399473380f
Date: 2024-12-19T10:22:47.216Z
Electron: 32.2.6
ElectronBuildId: 10629634
Chromium: 128.0.6613.186
Node.js: 20.18.1
V8: 12.8.374.38-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.2.0

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the keybinding handling for cmd+h and cmd+m on macOS, particularly on the Release Note screen. Check if these shortcuts are intercepted by native menus or other handlers. Look at the Electron layer and VSCode's keybinding service.
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