GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 794385
Keyboard shortcuts stop functioning
Last modified: 2019-03-20 11:54:06 UTC
Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 Beta 1 gnome-settings-daemon 3.28.0-0ubuntu1 amd64 Good day, I'm having an issue where some keyboard shortcuts will just stop functioning. * Some of these are custom defined, some are defaults. * While some will not function, others will (both custom and system). * I suspect it is after the system had suspended (but not confirmed). * ps aux | grep settings shows that keyboard, etc are still running (snip) ``` dustin 4740 0.0 0.0 274868 5840 ? Sl 08:29 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-keyboard ``` * Post reboot things will operate for a time until I notice that the keyboard shortcuts no longer function. * Poking around in syslog ``` cat syslog | grep keyboard Mar 15 15:30:32 bashfulrobot dbus-daemon[1225]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service' requested by ':1.119' (uid=1000 pid=11141 comm="gnome-control-center keyboard " label="unconfined") Mar 15 15:48:50 bashfulrobot dbus-daemon[1225]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.locale1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.locale1.service' requested by ':1.135' (uid=1000 pid=5844 comm="/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-keyboard " label="unconfined") ``` * Seems to be nothing mind-blowing there. I'm not super familiar with GSD, so please let me know what additional info you may need. Dustin
I just tried to narrow down the suspected hibernate/suspend issues. So far neither trigger the issue. Post reboot, shortcuts continue to function thus far. Will continue to try and narrow down if there is a pattern when this issue starts.
Additional note - I just had it happen with a fresh boot. I literally had opened a browser and then tried to use a shortcut... no, go.
I just found out another detail quite by accident. My system is set up to use the "fn" key to make the F buttons behave as an f button (F1-12). Meaning by default a press will trigger the volume up/down, etc. So when the audio keys conk out... my other f key functions (brightness, etc) still work. BUT, if I hold "alt", and press my audio keys - they work! Now knowing this pattern, - I went through my F keys... and tested what worked (brightness, audio, mute, search) - F1 (mute) - "F1" works with the "fn" key, and the mute only works when also pressing "alt" - F2 (vol down) - "F2" works with the "fn" key, and the vol down only works when also pressing "alt" - F3 (vol up) - "F3" works with the "fn" key, and the vol up only works when also pressing "alt" - F4 (disable mic) - Works as expected. - F5 (bright down) - Works as expected. - F6 (bright up) - Works as expected. - F7 (projector) - Untested. - F8 (airplane mode) - Works as expected. - F9 (tools) - Does not work in any capacity - F10 (Search) - "F10" works with the "fn" key, and the search only works when also pressing "alt" - F11 (launchA) - Works as expected. - F12 (open file browser) - Works as expected.
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