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Keyboard shortcuts stop working after switching pages #612

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@otfried

Discussed in #610

Originally posted by subhash-ee September 3, 2026
Environment: Windows, Ipe 7.2.28 / 7.2.29

Steps to reproduce:

Create a new Ipe document with two pages.
On Page 1, keyboard shortcuts work normally.
Switch to Page 2 — shortcuts still work.
Switch back to Page 1 — global keyboard shortcuts stop working.

Affected shortcuts: Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+S, Ctrl+C, Delete, S, etc.

However:

Mouse commands such as Edit → Undo continue to work.
Keyboard input inside text objects still works (Ctrl+A, Backspace, typing).
The issue occurs with both the built-in basic stylesheet and my custom stylesheet.
Reproduced on multiple computers and in both Ipe 7.2.28 and 7.2.29.

It seems that Ipe's global keyboard shortcut handling stops working after switching pages.

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