-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 13/03/13 11:30, Dotan Cohen wrote: > On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Dotan Cohen > <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Alt-F4 (close window) and Alt-F2 are no longer working on a >> Kubuntu 12.10 install. No KDE configuration settings had been >> changed around the time that the shortcuts broke, and I can see >> that Alt-F4 is still configured as the close window shortcut in >> System Settings. Furthermore, some custom shortcuts such as show >> analogue clock widget (calandar) on Alt-Space still do work. >> >> What might be the issue, or how should I start troubleshooting? >> > > I found the problem. > > On the computer affected, I use a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic 400 > keyboard, which has a "F Lock" function for overriding the > Function keys with Copy / Paste / ten other shortcuts. The "F Lock" > function was activated, so no F-key keycode was sent. Turning off > the "F Lock" function resolved the issue. > > I know know what the F in "F Lock" stands for. > It's not confined to that one keyboard, either. I have a Microsoft wireless keyboard/mouse combination, not normally in use, where I had the same problem. I never made the connection to your thread, though. Sorry. Anne -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlFAcCoACgkQj93fyh4cnBc7rQCfU866hLU4d2uPnlnzQ7IiVFqd hn0An3jIilwRJImAa6pDJksN1QV0yfDm =EsWq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde mailing list. Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.