Hi I did some poking around in the Hotkeys/Input Actions and Keyboard Layouts Tool to see if I could get some more clues.
Interestingly, when I add a new input action none of the Function Keys (F1 to F19) give any feedback in the "Select Keyboard Shortcut" area of "Configure Hotkey Settings" in System Settings > Advanced > Input Actions. Hitting any other key shows up the Key name in the field. The keyboard in use is this one : http://www.apple.com/keyboard/ (Wired). I have two and they both act the same way. I'll try testing with another old generic crappy USB keyboard as well. If I use xev to capture keystokes, hitting the F2 Key shows Keycode 212 has been depressed and released - it looks like X is grabbing the keystrokes but KDE4 is either not grabbing them or no longer understanding them. xev output: KeyPress event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x4c00001, root 0x156, subw 0x0, time 5280060, (125,91), root:(1622,155), state 0x0, keycode 212 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False So, doing the F9 thing won't work as KDE4 doesn't pick up any F key. My laptop keyboard works great (Dell Inspiron). -- Krunner alt+f2 no longer working in KDE4 Kubuntu 8.04 (with Apple USB keyboard) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221011 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
