SDLK_F1 key case not working - sdl

Question

I am trying to catch the event for F1 key in SDL in C++.
But,somehow i cannot see any changes after pressing the F1 key.But,when i wnat to toggle my animation objects on the screen i make use SDL_t case to do so,and it is executing fine.
Just not geting why is it not taking the F1 key.
Here is the switch case for handling key press events:
SDL_Event event;
bool done = false;
bool keyPress = false;
while ( not done ) {
draw();
SDL_Flip(screen);
SDL_PollEvent(&event);
if (event.type == SDL_QUIT) { break; }
if(event.type == SDL_KEYUP) { keyCatch = false; }
if(event.type == SDL_KEYDOWN) {
switch ( event.key.keysym.sym ) {
case SDLK_ESCAPE : done = true; break;
case SDLK_q : done = true; break;
case SDLK_F1 : {
if(!keyCatch){
keyPress=true;
//this method is from another class.
io.printMessageAt("F1 is selected:",50,10);
currentOrb = (currentOrb+1) % orbs.size();
}
break;
}
case SDLK_t : case SDLK_SPACE :
if ( !keyPress ) {
//something
}
break;
case SDLK_p : {
if (!keyPress) {
keyPress = true;
//something
}
break;
}
default : break;
}
}
}
NOTE: i cannot give the entire code here.The above is my part what i am trying to do.

Answer 1

Double-check that your window manager or a hotkey daemon isn't consuming your F1's before they hit your process.
This works fine (F1 closes the program) on my system:
#include <SDL.h>
int main( int, char** )
{
SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING);
SDL_Surface* screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(640, 480, 32, SDL_ANYFORMAT);
SDL_Event event;
bool done = false;
bool keyPress = false;
while ( !done )
{
SDL_Flip(screen);
SDL_PollEvent(&event);
if(event.type == SDL_QUIT)
{
break;
}
if(event.type == SDL_KEYUP)
{
keyPress = false;
}
if(event.type == SDL_KEYDOWN)
{
switch ( event.key.keysym.sym )
{
case SDLK_ESCAPE:
case SDLK_q:
done = true;
break;
case SDLK_F1:
if(!keyPress)
{
keyPress=true;
done = true;
}
break;
case SDLK_t:
case SDLK_SPACE:
if ( !keyPress )
{
//something
}
break;
case SDLK_p:
if (!keyPress)
{
keyPress = true;
//something
}
break;
default:
break;
}
}
}
SDL_Quit();
return 0;
}
I did notice that keyCatch was undefined. I replaced it with keyPress.