message_silently doesn't

[dotancohen]

Steps to reproduce

1. Ensure that Telegram Desktop is not running.
2. Configure the following file:

$ cat ~/.local/share/TelegramDesktop/tdata/shortcuts-custom.json 
[
    {
        "command": "message_silently",
        "keys": "alt+enter"
    }
]

3. Start Telegram Desktop.
4. Send a message with Alt-Enter.

Expected behaviour

The recipient should not have an audible notification of the message.

Actual behaviour

The recipient does hear an audible notification of the message.

Operating system

Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS

Version of Telegram Desktop

5.10

Installation source

Static binary from official website

Crash ID

No response

Logs

No response

[23rd]

First of all, try another hotkey.

[dotancohen]

Thank you. Ctrl-M did not work either.

See this thread for two other users who report that they also can not configure message_silently to work:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Telegram/comments/fci2in/psa_you_can_make_shortcuts_for_silent_and/