I see, though I'm not sure why one should get priority since they're different shortcuts.

Since ctrl + top row number has no default, doesn't it make sense to prioritize the ctrl-based shortcut instead of the number-only-based shortcut if ctrl is pressed? There should be no change in behavior for ...

The ctrl key is being held down, for me anyway. In the steps I described, I never release the ctrl key.

So I'm pressing ctrl + 1 or ctrl + 2 and not switching surfaces, but getting quickbar instead. So the quickbar is activating even though I'm pressing the keyboard shortcut for surfaces instead ...

In editor mode, the switch to surface short cut has inconsistent behavior. Sometimes it will switch to a surface when pressing ctrl + 1, sometimes it will just get the quickbar item as if I had only pressed 1

I can consistently get the surface behavior on key up events:
1. press down ctrl
2. press ...