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Whenever it comes to a discussion about the kde4 global shortcuts framework things heat up. Somehow people get really agitated if they learn how it works. Why? I don't know. It's a framework like any other. It has its ups, it has its downs. So lets have look where the problems are.

The reason i work on global and local shortcuts is because i care about them. I use heavily adapted desktop setups both under linux and windows. And that for years. Global shortcuts are an important part of these setups. Having to use the mouse makes me itchy.

Over this i time developed a global shortcuts setup that works for both on windows and linux. I tend to get angry if one of them doesn't work. Using them for more than five years makes me trying to use them unconsciously even if i know they don't work. Which frustrates me.

Just a short note that i commited a change to kdebase reenabling shortcut support in kmenuedit. It's now possible again to assign a global shortcut to an application in kmenuedit. It was possible for some time in kshortcuts but it looks like no one noticed.

Please tell me if you have problem with that feature.

The gui side in khotkeys is not yet finished but i'm working on it. If someone would like to help polish that contact me.