Keyboard shortcut/workflow issues

Just wondering if anybody was having this problem or could maybe say what I'm doing wrong.
1. One of the keyboard shortcuts says: "discard last take and return to start position" which for me is cmd+period (.) . One time it did this, but now it just returns me to the starting position without discarding anything. Am I doing something wrong?
2. Is there a way to pre-roll playback? I was pro-toolin' it the other day and it suddenly dawned on me that I don't think Logic can do this...
3. I have a keyboard short cut that used to toggle the crossfade tool. After one of the updates a while back, it no longer toggles, but rather turns the crossfade tool on, but not off if I hit the short cut again.
Any help?

Many people having many issues with keyboard shortcuts... I have experienced all the issues and tried to get help at Genius Bar and AppleCare, but they don't know how to fix it. I hoped it would be fixed with iOS 8.1.1 and OS 10.10.1 but it's not...
It's a syncing issue with iCloud "Dictionaries" which is a hidden folder in the iCloud Drive folder. If you're a dev or comfortable using Terminal, the following command will place a "real iCloud drive" folder on your desktop which will allow you to see ALL the items in iCloud Drive. Inside this folder is the folder called "Settings" and then "Dictionaries". You can then see other nested folders from each device ID (Macs, iOS) that write to iCloud.
This is not a fix but here's the steps to view those:
1) In terminal:
ln -s ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/ ~/Desktop/Real\ iCloud\ Drive
2) You will now have an alias on your desktop to the iCloud Folder (you must choose to view it in a Finder window as list view)
Drill down until you find a file with the extension .cdt
3) Duplicate that file onto your desktop and CHANGE the extension to .zip and unzip it.
4) ADD the extension .plist to the end of the UNIX file that was unzipped and then you can view it in text edit app and see the shortcuts info.
Again, not fixing anything, but trying to narrow it down and hope that some developer/programmer out there with better knowledge than mine can help!
Just a reminder to everyone to report the issue to Apple and go to Genius Bar if you have the time and call Apple Support:
https://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html

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Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. The command you are looking for Option–Command–Right Arrow or Left Arrow. This will Move forward or backward within a song.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12110
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