Bug 131193

Summary:	Keyboard shortcuts don't work with combinations [Modifier]+KP_[0-9]
Product:	[Unmaintained] kcontrol	Reporter:	Kamil Páral <kamil.paral>
Component:	kcmkeys	Assignee:	Ellis Whitehead <ellis>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	normal	CC:	bugzilla.kde, j.nespolo
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	2.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
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Description Kamil Páral 2006-07-22 10:32:28 UTC

Version:           2.0 (using KDE 3.5.2, Gentoo)
Compiler:          gcc version 3.4.6 (Gentoo 3.4.6-r1, ssp-3.4.5-1.0, pie-8.7.9)
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.16-gentoo-r12

Keyboard shortcuts don't work with keys KP_0 - KP_9 (numbers on keypad with numlock ON). With numpad off, everything works fine.

With numpad on, assigning shortcut e.g. ALT+KP_4 and pressing it does nothing. You have to press ALT+SHIFT+KP_LEFT (that means numlock off) to trigger the action. The problem is not in modifier, it fails to work with any modifier or without modifier.

How to reproduce:
1. Run Control Center->Keyboard Shortcuts->Commands Shortcuts, assing keys to "Home" (easy to try).
2. Assing Alt+KP_4 (assigning works ok).
3. Press Alt+KP_4. Nothing happens.
   Press Alt+Shift+KP_4. Nothing happens.
   Turn numlock off.
   Press Alt+KP_Left. Nothing happens.
   Press Alt+Shift+KP_Left. Voila, "Home" runs.

So, the assigned shortcut was Alt+KP_4, but you have to push Alt+Shift+KP_Left, any other combination doesn't work.

Expected behaviour:
"Home" runs on Alt+KP_4.

Very annoying bug. I have also tried it in Gnome(Ubuntu 6.06), installing KDE app (Amarok) and trying to assing global shortcuts. Does not work either. So i suppose it is not problem of my KDE settings. Please fix.

Comment 1 Ben Boeckel 2009-06-18 20:18:28 UTC

Duplicate of Bug #78563 I'd say.

Comment 2 Japs 2014-01-24 20:11:59 UTC

I can confirm this bug on OpenSuse, KDE 4.11.4 and in Debian Sid up to date as of today, KDE 4.11.3.
I was trying to assign Ctrl+Alt+Numpad1 to the "Quick tile window to bottom left" function of Kwin.
Note that instead of working with Numpad1, the shortcut works with normal number 1 key.

With num lock off, setting the shortcut triggers the end key. Again, the shortcut works fine with the end key on top of the arrow keys on a normal large keyboard, yet fails on the numpad.

To Ben Boeckel, I don't think this is a duplicate of Bug #78563.

Comment 3 Ruben 2016-08-26 21:57:08 UTC

This prevents making a quick tile setup like in Unity. That would be nice to have.

Comment 4 M. Raymond Vaughn 2017-02-12 00:14:10 UTC

*** This bug has been confirmed by popular vote. ***

Comment 5 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-04 18:08:33 UTC

Hello! Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this project has been unmaintained for many years so I am closing this bug. Kcontrol has been replaced by System Settings in Plasma. Please give the latest version of that a try, and open a new bug in "systemsettings" if you continue to have an issue. Thank you!