Can confirm same behaviour in Xubuntu 14.04. Using XFCE's Settings->Keyboard->Application Shortcut to assign shortcuts to special /multimedia keys (showing with XF86* prefix like XF86Music) on my Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard.
Assigning keys worked at first, and the shortcut seem to work randomly after boot. One time after boot they work, next time I reboot they don't work at all. Seems to be completely random after booting. This is very annoying. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1224732 Title: Custom keyboard shortcuts don't work Status in “gnome-control-center” 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 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1224732/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
