I have IntelliJ Ultimate 2024.03 that I use for Java and Spring Boot application development.

The "Search" modal popup takes over the editor at what seems like random times while I am typing code. This seems to happen whenever I use the shift key for a capital letter or symbol.

This slows me down considerably and I have to fight with the user interface to trick it into allowing my to finish writing the sentence, method or class I am working on.

Is there a way to stop this disruptive behavior?

I have IntelliJ Ultimate 2024.03 that I use for Java and Spring Boot application development.

The "Search" modal popup takes over the editor at what seems like random times while I am typing code. This seems to happen whenever I use the shift key for a capital letter or symbol.

This slows me down considerably and I have to fight with the user interface to trick it into allowing my to finish writing the sentence, method or class I am working on.

Is there a way to stop this disruptive behavior?

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• blog.jetbrains/idea/2020/05/…? – jonrsharpe Commented Nov 19, 2024 at 16:17
• Ah I see this... I tested it on my RHEL 9 Linux Development Machine anytime I hit the shift key just once the Search Everywhere Box opens. Must be a bug in Intellij. Thank you. – Jim_Brent Commented Nov 19, 2024 at 16:55

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You can disable by checking the Settings | Advanced Settings | User Interface | Disable double modifier key shortcuts checkbox.

You can try changing the key repeat delay on the OS level as described here.