Bug 214123

Version:            (using KDE 4.3.1)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    openSUSE RPMs

I want to open up the KMenu using some shortcut other than the default Alt+F1 (e.g. Ctrl+Esc like on windows, but I'll use Shift+F2 below to avoid complications with shortcut conflicts). I tried this two ways. One way worked, and the other didn't.

Method 1 (didn't work):

1. I created a dummy user.
2. I logged into KDE with the dummy user, giving me a fresh set of settings.
3. Then, I went to Personal Settings (Configure Desktop) from the K Menu.
4. I went to Keyboard & Mouse > Global Keyboard Shortcuts and selected "Plasma Workspace" from the dropbox up top that says "KDE Component".
5. I changed the hotkey of "Activate Application Launcher Menu Widget" from Alt+F1 to something else (you can try Shift+F2 since it's not already assigned to something else) and hit Apply.

The Shift+F2 combo seemed to work fine. Then, when I logged out of KDE and logged back in, it reverted to Alt+F1. I tried variations on this procedure after removing the .kde* directories to get a clean set of settings. This is finally what worked.

Method 2 (worked):

Starting fresh with a new set of KDE settings,
1. I logged into KDE.
2. Right-clicked the Application Launcher icon at the bottom-right and clicked "Application Launcher Menu Settings".
3. I selected Keyboard Shortcut and changed the shortcut from Alt+F1 to Shift+F2.

Now, even after logging out and logging back in, Shift+F2 still works. Method 1 not working seems to indicate a bug.