As an update, I found this post :-
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2217890
and bug report
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-control-center/+bug/1302885
Stating "
The problem is that an incorrect string is set in dconf key: (Example)
Original (working) value:
~$ gsettings get org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up
'XF86AudioRaiseVolume'
After running "unity-control-center keyboard", and setting the shortcut for
volume-up key:
~$ gsettings get org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up
'AudioRaiseVolume'
When I checked with dconf, my media keys were indeed screwed up as in this
post. I added the XF86 prefix and they now work.
However, this is only one small part of the bug. (in fact a different bug)
If I try to capture keyboard events with xev, I am not getting any keypresses
for keys I have assigned in the control centre gui.
For example, Brightness Up and Down keys - instead of triggering
"keypress" and "keyrelease" events, instead trigger "Mapping notify",
"focusout", "focusout", "focusin" and "keymapnotify" events.
I have also found that I can get the unresponsive keys to trigger the
correct events in xev by pressing them with another key, e.g. press
eject and F12, and I will get keypress events for both (and the shortcut
assigned to a key sometimes will execute too)
In desperation I have even installed xbindkeys and configured it, but it
seems to be too far up the keyboard handling chain to receive the keys
before something else has stolen them and done nothing with them.
** Also affects: gnome-control-center
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1224732
Title:
Custom keyboard shortcuts don't work
Status in GNOME Control Center:
New
Status in libxfce4ui:
New
Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in “libxkbcommon” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Just noticed that adding custom keyboard shortcuts does not have any
effect. If, for example, I add a custom keyboard shortcut for Evince
and set it to Ctrl+Alt+E, pressing this key combination won't launch
Evince.
* What happens *
When I add a custom keyboard shortcut (and bind it to some key
combination), the shortcut does not run the associated command.
* What I expect *
After adding the custom shortcut, I expect that the shortcut launches the
associated command.
Description: Ubuntu Saucy Salamander (development branch)
Release: 13.10
gnome-control-center:
Installed: 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu36
Candidate: 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu36
Version table:
*** 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu36 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu36
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-7.13-generic 3.11.0
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-7-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Sep 12 19:21:56 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-31 (12 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha i386 (20130830)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
activity-log-manager 0.9.7-0ubuntu4
deja-dup 27.3.1-0ubuntu1
gnome-control-center-datetime 13.10.0+13.10.20130903-0ubuntu1
gnome-control-center-signon 0.1.7~+13.10.20130724.1-0ubuntu1
gnome-control-center-unity 1.3daily13.06.14.1-0ubuntu1
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