Sometimes the hot keys will not work.

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There are times when the hot keys do not do their assigned function. The keys I know about are tab ("find"), enter ("next turn"), and the arrow keys for ship movement. In each case it requires one mouse action (the substitute to the hot key works. Perhaps any mouse click would work) to unlock the hot keys.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
I am still having this problem on 4D.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
And on Beta 5.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
I am getting the feeling that this happens most (but not always) after moving all of the ships on manual, then causing the ship to be "deselected" (i.e., the data is no longer displayed at the bottom of the screen, even though the selection ring still shows around the last ship moved). After that, the enter key (next turn) doesn't respond. I typically have the planet list up. Pressing f2 to refresh the planet list then allows the enter key to function again.
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Still happens on 0.81(b).006
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
.81 is beta 5.