Alt+F1 does not open the K menu

[Richard Dymond]

Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace-bin

In System Settings/Keyboard & Mouse/Keyboard Shortcuts/Plasma Workspace, the shortcut for opening the K menu (Application Launcher) is listed as Alt+F1. However, pressing Alt+F1 has no effect.

(In addition, in the KDE Menu Editor I have Alt+X set as the shortcut for opening Konsole, but pressing Alt+X also has no effect.)

Using: stock KDE 4.1.2 in Kubuntu 8.10.

[Richard Dymond (rjdymond)]

I just tested keyboard shortcuts on Jaunty Alpha 4 (KDE 4.2), and they work. That is, I assigned Alt+F1 to the K menu, and Alt+X to Konsole, and those shortcuts work as expected.

It's still annoying that KDE keyboard shortcuts are broken in Intrepid, though. ;)

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

Yes, the hotkey/shortcut support was broken in general in KDE 4.1. But, as you mentioned, it's much better in KDE 4.2.