I removed kde4-core (remove followed by autoremove), then deleted both my ~./kde and ~/.kde4 folders. Reinstalled kde4-core and rebooted. When I activated special effects I left improved alt-tab unchecked. Shortcuts work fine now.
I noticed previously that shortcuts only worked if I left the shortcuts configuration window up in the background... -- 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