Command+option+click no longer works?

Hi all.
I have always used the combination command+option+click a lot to switch app and hide all others. Last week, this combination stopped working in a few apps, and now it doesn't work anywhere. Either my computer has forgotten a few things, or there's been some strange background update that I'm not aware of. Anyone else with this problem?

Did you install anything last week?
Have you tried it in another user account? That will isolate it to your user account problem or system-wide.
Have you tried it in Safe Mode? That will isolate third-party software from interfering.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564

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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11488
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To zoom with your mouse or trackpad, select “Use scroll gesture with modifier keys to zoom.”
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Command (⌘)-Option (⌥)-Backslash (\)
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