Unknown use of F9 key

[Leif Gregory]

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:24:46 -0400
Kim Goldenberg <kgoldenberg at oit.state.nj.us> wrote:

> I'm not sure what has attached itself to the F9 key, but whenever I 
> press it the whole desktop goes dim, and only comes back if I press 
> another F-key or click with the mouse. As I have several applications 
> that use the F9 key, this has become an annoyance. I suspect that it
> was something that was either installed, then removed or something
> updated. I also suspect it was set as a key and the action program no
> longer exists, but the software to call it still traps the key press. 
> Fortunately for some things Shift-F9 works for many of them, but it
> is hard to retrain my fingers, and I would like to fix this.
> 
> I am looking for suggestions on how to debug this, more than actual 
> fixes, but will take anything people can suggest.

Sorry. All I've got is a fix for you.

It's called the Widget Layer and you can reassign the hotkey (default
of F9) or turn it off in the Compiz Config Settings Manager (CCSM).


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