[Bug 168156] New: Some special keys (XF86PowerOff, possibly others) can't be used as keyboard shortcuts

[Adam Cigánek]

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           Summary: Some special keys (XF86PowerOff, possibly others) can't
                    be used as keyboard shortcuts
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: adam.ciganek gmail com


Version:            (using KDE 4.1.0)
Installed from:    Unlisted Binary Package
OS:                Linux

Hi,

I want to set my power button to shut down the system. I mapped it through acpi and xmodmap to X keycode XF86PowerOff (this is what xev is telling me when i press it). However, i can't set it as keyboard shortcut. I tried it in System Settings -> Keyboard and Mouse -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Run Command Interface -> Halt Without Confirmation, but it seems that the keyboard-shortcut widget doesn't detect the key press. I tried it also in other applications (kate, dolphin) to verify this is global KDE problem and indeed it is. I then tried it in amarok (which is still from kde 3.x) but there it works as expected.

Some of the special keys (XF86AudioLowerVolumne, XF86AudioRaiseVolume, ...) work, but XF86PowerOff (and possibly others) does not.