Ctrl+F not working

[Colin Law]

On 1 June 2012 16:27, Thomas Blasejewicz <thomas at s7.dion.ne.jp> wrote:
> Good evening
> Ubuntu 12.04 / new clean install / English localization
>
> The other day I noticed, that the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + F" = search
> is not working.
> Let's say I open my home folder.
> Press Ctrl+F --> nothing happens
> Click: Go -> Search for files (Ctrl+F) = a small window opens allowing
> me to search.
>
> Just for the fun of it I tried to assign a keyboard shortcut -> Ctrl+F.
> I get the error message, that this IS ALREADY assigned to "search for files"
>
> If that is so, why is it not working??

Does it work if you log on as a different user?

Does it work in other applications?  Firefox for example.

Colin