As seen here (I copy and paste the text) this is an unresolved bug http://software-libre.rudd-o.com/KDE_4.0.0_emergency_FAQ#Global_shortcuts_.28ALT.2BF2_for_KRunner.2C_ALT.2BTab.2C_etc.29_aren.27t_working.3F.21
Global shortcuts (ALT+F2 for KRunner, ALT+Tab, etc) aren't working?! Several people have mentioned this. This is an unexpected bug, it could be that: 1. kded is not running, or 2. that the GlobalAccel KDED module is not loaded. The latter issue can be determined by issuing qdbus org.kde.kded from konsole and seeing if KdedGlobalAccel appears in the output. If you get Service 'org.kde.kded' does not exist. you may issue kded4 to restart the daemon, followed by qdbus org.kde.kded /kded loadModule kdedglobalaccel to try to load the module. If KdedGlobalAccel does not appear, then you have this problem, a fix isn't know, yet. There is a bug report filed at bugs.kde.org: http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155429 -- KDE4 keyboard shortcuts not working (Alt+F2, Ctrl+Esc, PrtSc...) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/183047 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs