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.
I have the same problem.
I've faced this problem too.
Can't reproduce the problem using KDE SC 4.9 RC1. Method 1 works as expected in a clean account. Feel free to reopen the report if the problem still happens in recent versions ( KDE SC 4.8.4 or higher). Thanks.