Bug 159252

Summary: Alt-tab and others doesn't work with evdev
Product: [I don't know] kde Reporter: Pavel Bazika <pavel.bazika>
Component: generalAssignee: Unassigned bugs <unassigned-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal CC: lucas
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Gentoo Packages   
OS: Linux   
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Description Pavel Bazika 2008-03-13 17:41:38 UTC
Version:            (using KDE 4.0.2)
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages
Compiler:          gcc-4.2 
OS:                Linux

Some keyboard shortcuts doesn't work. For example Alt-Tab, Alt-F4 etc. When I'm in configuration dialog, key combination is detected and assigned. But it doesn't work after successful configuration.
I'm using evdev managed keyboard, which I set in system settings/ regional and language/keyboard layout. My X11 keyboard configuration is:

Driver          "evdev"
Option          "Name"  "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
Option          "XkbLayout" "us,cz"
Option          "XkbOptions" "grp:shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
Option          "XkbModel"      "evdev"
Option          "XkbKeycodes"   "evdev"

I have this problem in 4.x KDE series, in 3.5.x it works just fine. When I run xev, it shows right key names, Alt_L has keycode 64, Tab 23.
When I try to press Alt-Tab while writing this text, it adds one tab in the text. When I do it in listbox, it acts as down arrow.
Comment 1 Pavel Bazika 2008-03-13 17:43:42 UTC
One more note: When I have a File menu in window for example and press alt+F, menu is shown. So Alt works in this case.
Comment 2 lucas 2009-05-01 16:31:05 UTC
Not a KWin bug as it affects non-KWin shortcuts. Possibly an incorrectly configured X or keyboard layout.
Comment 3 Pavel Bazika 2009-05-03 23:23:44 UTC
It works in 4.2.2 just fine, so it seems this issue is resolved. X configuration is the same as before.