Guake Reports Error When Trying To Bind F12 Key.

[noahmartinwilliams]

Describe the bug
When I launch guake after an update to Arch linux that I just installed (October 12th, 2025) when it launches it says that it can't bind the F12 key and tells me to change the key binding. No other key binding seems to work either as they all create that same error message.

Expected behavior

It should bind the key.

Actual behavior

It gives an error and does not bind the key.

To Reproduce

Run the latest version from source on an up-to-date arch linux machine and use "python3 guake/main.py" to run it in the source directory for guake as trying to run it with the makefile generates an error about the gi library being missing.

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$ guake --support

Guake Version: 3.11.dev0

Vte Version: 0.82.1

Vte Runtime Version: 0.82.1

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GTK+ Version: 3.24.51

GDK Backend: <GdkX11.X11Display

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Desktop Session: xfce

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Display: :0.0

RGBA visual: True

Composited: True

• Monitor: 0 - LEN eDP
  • Geometry: 1920 x 1080 at 0, 0
  • Size: 344 x 194 mm²
  • Primary: True
  • Refresh rate: 120.00200000000001 Hz
  • Subpixel layout: unknown

[phil294]

Same thing! A problem happend when binding F12 key. Please use Guake Preferences dialog to choose another key

However, F12 isn't taken by any other application. I'm on X11. Grabbing the key with other x11 apps works just fine.

[Gomaya19]

I get this too after recent Manjaro update, it won't bind to any F keys, I've bound it to the "pause/break" key