Version: 1.3 (using 4.1.1 (KDE 4.1.1), Kubuntu packages) Compiler: gcc OS: Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.24-16-generic which I expect, since most KDE applications that can display more documents are kind enough to provide a way to close a one this way.
What works for me in 1.3.3 (KDE 4.1.3) is: 1. press Ctrl+W twice, which focuses the close button in the tab bar 2. then I can press this button with Space 3. … and must remember not to hit Space for scrolling down the next article that I'm reading, as the close button will remain focused.
I can confirm comment #1
I still have this problem in KDE 4.2 RC1 (4.1.96) or Akregator 1.3.50. Nothing happens when I hit CTRL+W once, when I hit it twice there's a notification: "Ambigious shortcut detected The key sequence 'Ctrl+W' is ambiguous. Use 'Configure Shortcuts' from the 'Settings' menu to solve the ambiguity. No action will be triggered." But when I use "Configure Shortcuts" the only shortcut assigned to CTRL+W is "Close Tab".
I can confirm this happens in akregator 1.4.0, KDE 4.2 (from opensuse factory rep.).
Created attachment 32342 [details] Make Ctrl-W work It seems the problem was that the shortcut was being set twice; once in actionmanagerimpl.cpp and once in tabwidget.cpp. The attached patch removes the one in tabwidget.cpp. It also fixes a bug where Ctrl-W would stop working after being pressed when viewing the article list.
SVN commit 944029 by osterfeld: Fix tab-related shortcuts, including Alt+W Issue spotted by Haakon Nilsen BUG: 171615 _M . (directory) M +14 -17 akregator/src/tabwidget.cpp WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=944029
SVN commit 944228 by osterfeld: backport: CCBUG: 171615 r944038 | osterfeld | 2009-03-24 21:45:04 +0000 (Tue, 24 Mar 2009) | 2 lines actually use frame var ------------------------------------------------------------------------ r944029 | osterfeld | 2009-03-24 21:32:52 +0000 (Tue, 24 Mar 2009) | 4 lines Fix tab-related shortcuts, including Alt+W Issue spotted by Haakon Nilsen M +18 -18 tabwidget.cpp WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=944228