[Bug 162451] New: in KDE4, unable to type key 'e'

[Tim Taiwanese Liim]

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           Summary: in KDE4, unable to type key 'e'
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Fedora RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: timliim alcatel-lucent com


Version:            (using KDE 4.0.3)
Installed from:    Fedora RPMs
Compiler:          gcc, probably 4.3.0 I didn't compile it; I installed from binary package in Fedora 9.
OS:                Linux

Description of problem:
    Upgrade from F8 to F9.  Login with KDE, open konsole (or any
    other app), unable to type the key 'e' (yes, the plain vowel
    'e').  Previously in F8, I configured personalized hotkeys
    (specifically Win+E), using kde control center.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
    kdebase-4.0.3-9.fc9.i386

How reproducible:
    always, on 3 different notebooks (two Sony Vaios, one Thinkpad T-23).

Steps to Reproduce:
The hard, standard way:
    1. In F8, use kde control center to configure hot key using Win+E.
    2. Upgrade to F9.
    3. Login to KDE, open konsole or any app.
    4. type in 'qwerty'.
The easy way:
    1. in F9, copy attached file "khotkeysrc.bad" to
           ~/.kde/share/config/khotkeysrc
    2. Login to KDE, open konsole or any app.
    3. type in 'qwerty'.
  
Actual results:
    saw qwrty (no 'e').

Expected results:
    saw qwerty (with 'e').

Additional info:
    1. workaround: (for others who stumbled upon this issue)
           rm ~/.kde/share/config/khotkeysrc
       and recofigure your hot keys.

    2. I attached two files
                khotkeysrc.bad      # causing 'e' missing
                khotkeysrc.good     # 'e' works fine.
       so you can diff to find out the difference easily.

    3. I think the problem is the bad file has two 'Win+E'
       shortcuts assigned.  But since I did _not_ edit khotkeysrc
       prior to this issue, it must have come in from some Fedora
       processes, eg. during upgrade.  Nontheless, kde should not
       confuse 'e' with Win+E and drop the key 'e' in the presence
       of multiple Win+E.

    4. bug was originally reported in Fedora bug447179
           https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447179