I run gnome-keybinding-properties and create a new keybinding for "Switch to
workspace on left/right" using a special key on my IBM Thinkpad R40 and the
operation will not work, after clicking the "Close" button.  But, it does
recognise the correct key code when I press the key by putting the hex value of
"0xea" into the shortcut box.  When I run "xev" it gives me the decimal keycode
"234", the output of xev for the KeyPress and KeyRelease event is provided
below.  The standard keybinding works, I will use CTRL-ALT-LEFT/RIGHT in the
meantime.

I am using the Debian (testing) version of Gnome, this is version 2.6.1
(Debianised version is 2.6.1-7). Everything is out-of-the-box, including the use
of the standard gnome 2.6 window manager (whatever it may be).


xev output:
-----------8<--------------
KeyPress event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x3a00001,
    root 0x48, subw 0x0, time 23899084, (501,151), root:(533,352),
    state 0x0, keycode 234 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:  ""

KeyRelease event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x3a00001,
    root 0x48, subw 0x0, time 23899157, (501,151), root:(533,352),
    state 0x0, keycode 234 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:  ""
-----------8<--------------

Thank you,
Simon Werner