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Window switcher blocks other accelerators while modifier key is held

Holding down the modifier key during window switching blocks all other keyboard shortcuts.

To reproduce:

  1. Press and hold <Super>
  2. Press Esc to begin a window switch (<Super>Esc).
  3. Press End to change your mind about the window switch and jump to the last workspace (<Super>End)
  4. Release <Super>

Expected behavior: <Super>End works -- the view switches to that workspace

Actual behavior: That <Super>End has no effect. To make this work, <Super> must be released and re-pressed between steps 2 and 3.

I think the lost keypresses die in SwitcherPopup.vfunc_key_press_event in js/ui/switcherPopup.js.

As a workaround, I made this heavy-handed extension that immediately completes a window switch as soon as it starts