GNOME3 - Keyboard shortcuts working inconsistently

Hello again,
I've searched around for an answer to this question, but haven't had much success. In GNOME2, I had a few keyboard shortcuts mapped to the Windows key (Mod4). In GNOME3, the developers seem to have mapped a number of shortcuts to the windows key, but for whatever reason, the shortcuts don't seem to work consistently. Of note, I have the following keyboard shortcuts setup:
Lock Screen: Mod4+L
Home Folder: Mod4+E
Run: Mod4+R (Works)
Run Terminal: Mod4+Enter (Works)
For whatever reason, the Lock Screen and Home Folder shortcuts do not work. Any insights as to why this may be? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
P.S. Apologies for the multiple posts: I thought that the forums would be more appreciative of me asking several specific questions instead of requesting assistance for a laundry list of problems.
Last edited by Nikorasu (2011-05-04 01:06:07)

I've been using Gnome 3 in both Arch and Fedora 15 beta, and I've had the exact same problem with keyboard shortcuts as you describe. I have managed to successfully open a terminal using Super (Mod4) + T. But for some weird reason, that is the only keyboard shortcut that works with the Super Key. In the custom shortcuts menu, I've tried to map application shortcuts to the Super key, but none of them work. However, when I use a different combination -- like Ctrl + Alt + Letter -- the shortcuts work. This makes me think that something is going on with the Super key in Gnome 3. That key does play a special function as it calls up the Activities menu, so maybe the Super key is restricted as to how it can be mapped to other shortcuts? I still don't understand why I can map a Super key shortcut to open a terminal, but not for a custom command.
Like you, I've been searching the internet to find out what's going on with the Gnome 3 shortcuts, but I haven't been able to find anything. I would love to hear from others to see if anyone has figured out how to create custom shortcuts with the Super key. If it is not possible to create custom shortcuts with the Super key, does anyone know why that's the case?

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