Shortcut only works over a layer but fails over a layer-group

[tmx]

I recently created a plugin for Krita that can be activated with a shortcut. I’ve noticed that when I’m on a layer works but when I press the shortcut over a group (in the layers), it doesn’t work. I thought it was an issue with my plugin, but I’ve tested it with other plugins, and the same problem occurs. Is this a bug, or is there something I’m missing here? This is the plugin I’m trying to fix GitHub - cesarsampedro/DirectExport: Direct Export is a Krita plugin specifically designed for game developers and digital artists who need to streamline their workflow.

[dk8]

If you enter “0” in the “activationFlags” of the .action file, the shortcut will work for all layers.

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Setting up shortcuts conditions and activation flags for a plugin.

Ok, I figured it out. It was my mistake. As a backup I had an extra .action file inside my plugin’s directory so: krita/actions/myaction.action krita/pykrita/myplugin/myaction.action I was expecting the krita/actions dir to be the main but turns out the .action file inside myplugin’s directory is loaded instead so no changes to krita/actions/myaction.action took any effect. Activation and condition to tirgger the shortcut is through activationFlags and activationConditions in the action fi…

[tmx]

Yeah, that solved the issue! Thanks.