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Hello, i have a newbie question:
ctrl-alt-fn stopped working, don't know what part of the system is responsible for it- X or KDE?
any suggestions about fixing the problem?
Fn? Are you using a laptop? If so, remember the Fn key usually has to be combined with another key itself, eg. my Pause key is also my Break key when Fn is held. so Ctrl-Alt-Fn-Pause = Ctrl-Alt-Break... Or do you mean that Ctrl-Alt-XX? Let's get a specific example, what is the key / are the keys you are pressing with Ctrl-Alt?
no ctrl-alt-backspace nor ctrl-alt-delete, but these two i can only fix in Control Center by changing the default to something else, let say alt-backspace, and alt-delete respectively. if i switch back to default values it doesn't work again.
it seems like my X server doesn't like ctrl+alt now,while ctrl-alt-fn works in CLI.
sorry for being not specific. it's a desk comp, and by Fn i mean F1,2,3.. for switching VT's.
i tried to change it in control center->keyboard shortcuts to ctrl+alt again but when i press ctrl+alt in order to change, it gives me ctrl+ctrl_L instead.
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