It's actually not a bug, but the fullscreen method which was used. Now, since version 0.9 we are using WM fullscreen and keyboard shortcuts should work without issues. So this bug report can be closed.
For STK 0.8.1 you can use my bug-fix branch: https://github.com/deveee/supertuxkart-0.8.1-updates -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1293105 Title: Keyboard shortcuts not working in SuperTuxKart 0.8.1 in Ubuntu 12.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1293105/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs