Assigning hot keys using Meta key is "quirky" and does not work for KMenuEdit items

[Darin Miller]

Attempting to assign keyboard shortcut, I tried both KMenu Edit and System Settings | Shortcuts and Gestures to assign meta key combinations. (meta-e for dolphin and meta-f for firefox). Both failed. However, I was able to successfully assign meta-spacebar to krunner under the Global Keyboard shortcuts.

When attempting to set t the KMenuEdit shortcuts, pressing the meta key fills the shortcut button with empty squares. If I click and hold the menu button using the left mouse button, then press the key combo desired, the meta-key combo is displayed in the button. The shortcut button appears to accept the shortcut by displaying the correct meta+key combo, but none of the KDE menu shortcuts function as defined.