[Bug 214123] New: KDE global shortcut for kmenu not setting permanently via Personal Settings

[marcianx at gmail.com]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214123

           Summary: KDE global shortcut for kmenu not setting permanently
                    via Personal Settings
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: openSUSE RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: marcianx at gmail.com


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.

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